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Potosi: The world's greatest silver mines
Aug 29 2006, Ankita

It is been said that Potosi in America in the seventeen century was the wealthiest city in the world. But now it is famous for having the world’s highest silver mines in the world, which is situated at a height of about 4,200 meters.

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