Potosí

Potosí, at around 4,000 metres, is one of the world's highest large cities. It is located in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. Wikivoyage

Population 189,652 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Bolivia

• 110PolicePolice
• 119FireFire
• 160AmbulanceAmbulance
• 911AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Bolivia

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Casa Nacional de Moneda de Bolivia Museum · 710 m
• Casa de las Tres Portadas Attraction · 510 m
• Museo Universitario Ricardo Bohórquez Museum · 570 m
• Portón Mestizo Attraction · 640 m
• Mirador Ticka Loma Viewpoint · 670 m
• Puerta Tik'a Loma Attraction · 670 m
• Eduardo Avaroa Hidalgo Monument · 700 m
• Gruta de Copacabana Monument · 740 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Regional 1

All 6 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Parque Potoquito 340 m across 1.2 km

Getting around

• Potosí 1.0 km
• Parada de Buses Interprovincial 1.4 km
• Bus a Miraflores y Ojo del Inca 1.4 km
• Interprovincial and Tourist Bus Terminal 1.7 km
• Parada a Uyuni 1.8 km
• Parada Q 2.3 km

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