Natural features
Eduardo Avaroa Reserve lagoons
Potosí
High-altitude desert in the far south-west, with the red Laguna Colorada full of flamingos, the Laguna Verde beneath the Licancabur volcano, geysers …
Travel tips in Potosí, Bolivia
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Country facts
Natural features
Salar de Uyuni
Potosí
The largest salt flat in the world, over 10,000 km² of white hexagonal crust; in the rainy season a thin layer of water turns it into a vast mirror.
Historic sites
Potosí Cerro Rico mines
Potosí
Potosí, at 4,090 m, was one of the richest cities in the world in the 1600s thanks to the silver of the Cerro Rico mountain, a UNESCO site.