Bolivian Spanish word
el Cerro Rico
Meaning: the Cerro Rico, the 'rich mountain' above Potosí
How it is used in Bolivia
The silver mountain that made Potosí one of the world's great colonial cities and whose ore was minted at the Casa de la Moneda. Named here as a heritage fact; the mine tour itself is the subject of later chapters, not this one.
The mountain above Potosí, still worked today as a cooperative mine. A tour there enters a real, active workplace, which is why the whole chapter is about asking carefully first, with respect.
Everyone in Potosí calls it simply 'el Cerro'. The mountain of silver that built the city and still is mined today; heritage and livelihood at once. Framed here as a heritage and history fact, the app makes no claim about what it 'means'.
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