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Pulacayo

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The historic industrial site of Pulacayo is located in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. The mining center is based around Huanchaca, the world's 2nd largest silver mine, and was originally founded in 1833[1]. Features of the mining center include:

  • Aniceto Arce’s house
  • The Maestranza
  • The refinery’s smelting works
  • A spinning mill
  • The first railroad to ever reach Bolivia

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Pulacayo also contains a train that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid famously robbed[1].

World Heritage Status

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on July 1st, 2003 in the Cultural category[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Pulacayo, Industrial Heritage Site - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

References

Pulacayo, Industrial Heritage Site - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2009-03-18.

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