Itinerary
CITY TOUR IN POTOSI
TERM: HALF DAY
OUTLINE: CASA DE LA MONEDA MUSEUM / CATHEDRAL / COMPANY TOWER / MAGDALENA DE COBIJA HISTORIC ARC / SAN LORENZO CHURCH / MAIN SQUARE NOVEMBER 10TH
Pick up from hotel and departure to the Imperial Villa of Potosí, one of the main cities in the world for its mineral contribution. Walk through its small colonial streets and make the first visit to the Casa de la Moneda, the most important museum that houses the old coin machinery due to the surprising extraction of silver from Cerro Rico, continuing with the walk you will visit the exteriors of the Cathedral of Potosí and you will visit the Tower of the Company of Jesus, a baroque style tower part of the convent that is part of the old imperial town, also visit the Arch of Magdalena de Cobija, which delimited the southern entrance to the city of Potosí and served as a limit between the colony and the indigenous people. Another building that you will visit is the church of San Lorenzo, recognized for its elaborate mestizo baroque façade, for its participation of indigenous people in the parish. Continue with the visit to the San Francisco viewpoint from where you can appreciate the old town of Potosí as well as the largest silver deposit in the world, the Cerro Rico de Potosí that remains as a symbol that Potosí was once the most important city in the world. world. Visit the main square November 10 located in the center of the city and surrounded by countless historical monuments. Return to the hotel.
