Potosi was one of the largest and wealthier cities in America
Did you know that during the colonial period the most populous city in America was neither Mexico nor New York, but Potosi in Bolivia?! It had 160,000 inhabitants and their wealth came from the silver extraction from a mine called “Cerro Rico”.
City of Potosi in Bolivia
Mines in Potosi, Bolivia
Cerro Rico, the mountain that has been mined in Potosi for hundreds of years, looms over the city.
By Angela B
Photo 1+2:maddyswelt, Photo 3:jennifrog
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Harpa concert hall in Reykjavik
Harpa is a concert hall and conference center, the newest of the public buildings constructed in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. The building was inaugurated with a concert in May 2011. It is an example of investment in culture, a way out of the grave economic crisis that hit the North Island. Harpa is designed [...]
