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Market stall outside the mines of Cerro Rico, Potosi, Bolivia. Potosi is one of the highest cities in the world at 4,090 metres (13,420 ft), the remote mountain behind it was a massive silver mine, discovered in 1545 and at it's peak an estimated 85% of the silver produced in the central Andes came from Cerro Rico. As a result of mining the city of Potosí became one of the largest cities in the New World.

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Market stall outside the mines of Cerro Rico, Potosi, Bolivia. Potosi is one of the highest cities in the world at 4,090 metres (13,420 ft), the remote mountain behind it was a massive silver mine, discovered in 1545 and at it's peak an estimated 85% of the silver produced in the central Andes came from Cerro Rico. As a result of mining the city of Potosí became one of the largest cities in the New World.