Santa Bárbara, Potosí Explained

Official Name:Santa Bárbara (Potosí)
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name1:Potosí Department
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Sud Chichas Province
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Atocha Municipality
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:2505
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:-4

Santa Bárbara is a small town in the Sud Chichas Province of the Potosí Department in Bolivia.

The town lies at an altitude of 4774 m at the foot of Cerro Chorolque, a 5552 m high mountain, rich in ore deposits of tin, bismuth, silver, gold and copper, and exploited by the mine "Chorolque" from different sides. It also was the highest permanent settlement of the Inca Empire.

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