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Andes & Pacific, Potosí Department

Pulacayo mining ghost town

Old dump ground Inferred from historyPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: Bolivian and Chilean glass, English imports hauled to 4, 000 m - if the community allows anything at all..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1833-1900

Historical inference; no documented digs found.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

4,000 m altitude
extreme cold at night.

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