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Pulacayo
The historic industrial site of Pulacayo is located in the Potosi Department of Bolivia. The mining center is based around Huanchaca, the world's 2nd largest silver mine, and was originally founded in 1833. Features of the mining center include:
Aniceto Arces house
The Maestranza
The refinerys smelting works
A spinning mill
The first railroad to ever reach Bolivia
Pulacayo also contains a train that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid famously robbed.
World Heritage Status
This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on July 1st, 2003 in the Cultural category
References
Pulacayo, Industrial Heritage Site - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2009-03-18.
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