Potosí is in Bolivia, in Potosí Municipality. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision, when it dates from (1545) and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Bolivia
City or region
Potosí Municipality
Origin (P571)
1545
Coordinates
19.5892 S, 65.7533 W
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
84
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
El Fuerte de Samaipata
Bolivia
257.0
Quebrada de Humahuaca
Argentina
403.7
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
Chile
428.1
Inca road system
Bolivia
430.3
Tiwanaku
Bolivia
457.3
The closest neighbor is El Fuerte de Samaipata, 257.0 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Potosí
English
Potosí
Español
Potosí
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 19.5892 S, 65.7533 W and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Potosí: 84 sitelinks; closest neighbor El Fuerte de Samaipata at 257.0 km