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Potosí Department

Index Potosí Department

Potosí (P'utuqsi) is a department in southwestern Bolivia. [1]

59 relations: Alonso de Ibáñez Province, Antonio Quijarro Province, Arampampa, Aymara language, Bernardino Bilbao Province, Bolivia, Bolivian regional elections, 2010, Bolivian regional elections, 2015, Cantons of Bolivia, Charcas Province, Chayanta Province, Colquechaca, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Daniel Campos Province, Departments of Bolivia, Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Enrique Baldivieso Province, Flamingo, Guarani language, Human Development Index, José María Linares Province, Juana Azurduy de Padilla, Laguna Blanca (Bolivia), Laguna Colorada, Laguna Verde (Bolivia), Llica, Manuel Ascencio Padilla, Modesto Omiste Province, Modesto Omiste Tinajeros, Movement for Socialism (Bolivia), Municipalities of Bolivia, Nor Chichas Province, Nor Lípez Province, Padilla, Bolivia, Plateau, Potosí, President of Bolivia, Provinces of Bolivia, Quechuan languages, Rafael Bustillo Province, Salar de Uyuni, Salt pan (geology), San Agustín Canton, San Cristóbal mine (Bolivia), San Pablo de Lípez, San Pedro de Buena Vista, Santiago de Cotagaita, Silver, Spanish Empire, Spanish language, ..., Spanish treasure fleet, Sud Chichas Province, Sumitomo Corporation, Sur Lípez Province, Tomás Frías Province, Torotoro National Park, Tupiza, Uyuni, Villazón. Expand index (9 more) »

Alonso de Ibáñez Province

Alonso de Ibáñez is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department.

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Antonio Quijarro Province

Antonio Quijarro is a province in the central parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department situated at the Salar de Uyuni.

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Arampampa

Arampampa is a small town in the Potosí Department of Bolivia.

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Aymara language

Aymara (Aymar aru) is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes.

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Bernardino Bilbao Province

Bernardino Bilbao (or: General Bernardino Bilbao Rioja) is a province in the Northern parts of the Bolivian department of Potosí.

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Bolivia

Bolivia (Mborivia; Buliwya; Wuliwya), officially known as the Plurinational State of Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia), is a landlocked country located in western-central South America.

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Bolivian regional elections, 2010

The 2010 Bolivian regional elections were held on 4 April 2010.

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Bolivian regional elections, 2015

The 2015 Bolivian regional elections were held on 29 March 2015.

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Cantons of Bolivia

On the level below municipalities, Bolivia is divided into 1374 cantons (cantones).

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Charcas Province

Charcas is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department.

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Chayanta Province

Chayanta is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department.

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Colquechaca

Colquechaca is a small town in Bolivia.

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Cornelio Saavedra Province

Cornelio Saavedra is a province in the north-eastern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department.

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Daniel Campos Province

Daniel Campos is a province in the north-western parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department.

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Departments of Bolivia

Bolivia is a unitary state consisting of nine departments (departamentos).

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Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve

The Eduardo Abaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve (Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Abaroa; Spanish acronym: REA) is located in Sur Lípez Province.

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Enrique Baldivieso Province

Enrique Baldivieso (or: Enrique Valdivieso) is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosí.

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Flamingo

Flamingos or flamingoes are a type of wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae, the only bird family in the order Phoenicopteriformes.

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Guarani language

Guarani, specifically the primary variety known as Paraguayan Guarani (endonym avañe'ẽ 'the people's language'), is an indigenous language of South America that belongs to the Tupi–Guarani family of the Tupian languages.

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Human Development Index

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic (composite index) of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.

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José María Linares Province

José María Linares is a province in the eastern parts of the Bolivian department of Potosí.

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Juana Azurduy de Padilla

Juana Azurduy Llanos (July 12, 1780 – May 25, 1862) was a Bolivian guerrilla military leader from Chuquisaca, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (now Sucre, Bolivia).

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Laguna Blanca (Bolivia)

Laguna Blanca is a salt lake in an endorheic basin, in the Sur Lípez Province of the Potosí Department, Bolivia.

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Laguna Colorada

Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon) is a shallow salt lake in the southwest of the altiplano of Bolivia, within Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve and close to the border with Chile.

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Laguna Verde (Bolivia)

Laguna Verde (Spanish for "green lake") is a salt lake in an endorheic basin, in the southwestern Altiplano in Bolivia.

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Llica

Llica is a small town in Bolivia.

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Manuel Ascencio Padilla

Commandante Manuel Ascencio Padilla (or Manuel Ascensio Padilla) (September 26, 1774 – September 14, 1816) was an Upper Peruvian guerrilla chief who fought in the Bolivian War of Independence with his wife, Juana Azurduy de Padilla who shared his commitment towards Bolivian indigenous populations.

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Modesto Omiste Province

Modesto Omiste is a province in the south of the Bolivian Potosí Department.

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Modesto Omiste Tinajeros

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Omiste and the second or maternal family name is Tinajeros. Modesto Omiste Tinajeros (June 6, 1840 - 1898) was a Bolivian writer, journalist, educator, lawyer, politician, diplomat, and historian.

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Movement for Socialism (Bolivia)

The Movement for Socialism–Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples (Movimiento al Socialismo–Instrumento Político por la Soberanía de los Pueblos, abbreviated MAS-IPSP, or simply MAS), alternately referred to as "Movement Toward Socialism" or "Movement to Socialism" (Movimiento al Socialismo), is a Bolivian left-wing socialist political movement led by Evo Morales, founded in 1998.

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Municipalities of Bolivia

Municipalities in Bolivia are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections.

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Nor Chichas Province

Nor Chichas is a province in the Eastern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department.

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Nor Lípez Province

Nor Lípez is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosí.

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Padilla, Bolivia

Padilla (originally, San Miguel de La Laguna; subsequently, San Juan de Rodas, and La Laguna) is a small town in the Chuquisaca Department of Bolivia, located southeast by road from Tomina Province.

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Plateau

In geology and physical geography a plateau (or; plural plateaus or plateaux),is also called a high plain or a tableland, it is an area of a highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain that is raised significantly above the surrounding area, often with one or more sides with steep slopes.

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Potosí

Potosí is a capital city and a municipality of the department of Potosí in Bolivia.

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President of Bolivia

The President of Bolivia (Presidente de Bolivia) officially known as the President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (Presidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia), is head of state and head of government of Bolivia.

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Provinces of Bolivia

A province is the second largest administrative division in Bolivia, after a department.

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Quechuan languages

Quechua, usually called Runasimi ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Andes and highlands of South America.

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Rafael Bustillo Province

Rafael Bustillo is a province in the Bolivian Potosí Department.

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Salar de Uyuni

Salar de Uyuni (or Salar de Tunupa) is the world's largest salt flat at 10 582 square kilometers (4 086 sq mi).

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Salt pan (geology)

Natural salt pans or salt flats are flat expanses of ground covered with salt and other minerals, usually shining white under the sun.

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San Agustín Canton

San Agustín Canton is one of the cantons of the Enrique Baldivieso Province (or "San Agustín Municipality") in the Potosí Department in south-west Bolivia.

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San Cristóbal mine (Bolivia)

The San Cristobal mine in Lipez, Potosí Department, Bolivia is an open-pit silver, lead and zinc mine near the town of San Cristóbal, Potosí.

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San Pablo de Lípez

San Pablo de Lípez is a small town in the Potosí Department of Bolivia.

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San Pedro de Buena Vista

San Pedro de Buena Vista is a small town in Bolivia.

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Santiago de Cotagaita

Cotagaita is a small town in Bolivia.

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Silver

Silver is a chemical element with symbol Ag (from the Latin argentum, derived from the Proto-Indo-European ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47.

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Spanish Empire

The Spanish Empire (Imperio Español; Imperium Hispanicum), historically known as the Hispanic Monarchy (Monarquía Hispánica) and as the Catholic Monarchy (Monarquía Católica) was one of the largest empires in history.

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Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian, is a Western Romance language that originated in the Castile region of Spain and today has hundreds of millions of native speakers in Latin America and Spain.

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Spanish treasure fleet

The Spanish treasure fleet, or West Indies Fleet from Spanish Flota de Indias, also called silver fleet or plate fleet (from the Spanish plata meaning "silver"), was a convoy system adopted by the Spanish Empire from 1566 to 1790, linking Spain with its territories in America across the Atlantic.

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Sud Chichas Province

Sud Chichas (or: Sur Chichas) is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosí.

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Sumitomo Corporation

is one of the largest worldwide Sogo shosha general trading companies, and is a diversified corporation.

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Sur Lípez Province

Sur Lípez or Sud Lípez is a province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia.

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Tomás Frías Province

Tomás Frías is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department.

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Torotoro National Park

Torotoro National Park (Spanish "Parque Nacional Torotoro and in Quechua the name ToroToro meaning mud") is a small national park and ancient town in Bolivia founded about 250 years ago by the Quechuas and the Spanish.

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Tupiza

Tupiza is a city in Potosí Department, Bolivia.

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Uyuni

Uyuni (Aymara, uyu pen (enclosure), yard, cemetery, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one that has got a pen", "the one with a pen") is a city in the southwest of Bolivia.

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Villazón

Villazón is a town in southern Bolivia, on the border with Argentina.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potosí_Department

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