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10 unusual facts about Potosí Department


Chuquihuta Municipality

Chuquihuta Municipality, also Chuquihuta Ayllu Jucumani, is the fourth municipal section of the Rafael Bustillo Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia.

Iochroma cardenasianum

It is endemic to Bolivia, growing in dry, Andean valleys at altitudes of 2,000–2,500 m and 3,000–3,500 m and has been collected near the town of Cotagaita in Potosí Department.

Law Against Racism 2010

The law was considered first by the Constitution Committee, whose chair, Senator Eduardo Maldonado (MAS-IPSP, Potosí) declared he was open to revisions in the law.

Mining in Bolivia

Among Bolivia's largest mining facilities is the San Cristóbal mining complex, an open-pit silver, lead and zinc mine near the town of San Cristóbal, Potosí.

Pedro Antonio Olañeta

Pedro Antonio Olañeta (Elgueta, Gipuzkoa, Spain, 1770 - Tumusla (Potosí Department), Bolivia, April 2, 1825) was born of a humble family in Biscay province, Spain and emigrated with his parents to South America in 1797.

Potosí Department

Potosi is also the location of the San Cristóbal silver, zinc and lead mines, developed by the US-company Apex Silver Mines Limited of Colorado and in November 2008 sold to the Japanese Sumitomo Corporation.

San Juan del Oro River

The San Juan del Oro River is a river in the Potosí Department in Bolivia.

San Pablo de Lípez Municipality

San Pablo de Lípez Municipality is the first municipal section of the Sur Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia.

San Pedro de Quemes Municipality

San Pedro de Quemes Municipality is the second municipal section of the Nor Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia.

Turuncha River

Turuncha River is a Bolivian river in the Potosí Department, Agustín Municipality (which is identical to the Enrique Baldivieso Province), San Agustín Canton.


José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa

When revolution broke out in Buenos Aires on May 25, 1810, Abascal reoccupied the provinces of Córdoba, Potosí, La Paz and Charcas (in Alto Perú, now Bolivia) and reincorporated them into the Viceroyalty of Peru.

Politics of Bolivia

Bolivia is divided in nine departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Beni, La Paz, Oruro, Pando, Potosi, Santa Cruz, Tarija.

Santiago de Macha

Santiago de Macha or Macha is a Bolivian locality in the department of Potosí, Chayanta Province, Colquechaca Municipality, Macha Canton.

Torotoro, Bolivia

Toro Toro (or Torotoro) is a town in the Charcas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia.