Santa Bárbara, Potosí

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Santa Bárbara is a small town in the Sud Chichas Province of the Potosí Department in Bolivia.

Santa Bárbara (Potosí)
Town
Santa Bárbara

Country	Bolivia
Department	Potosí Department
Province	Sud Chichas Province
Municipality	Atocha Municipality
Population (2001)
• Total	2,505
Time zone	UTC-4 (BST)

The town lies at an altitude of 4774 m at the foot of Cerro Chorolque, a 5552 m high mountain, rich in ore deposits of tin, bismuth, silver, gold and copper, and exploited by the mine "Chorolque" from different sides. It also was the highest permanent settlement of the Inca Empire.^{[citation needed]}

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20°55′24″S 66°02′58″W / 20.9233°S 66.0494°W / -20.9233; -66.0494

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Santa Bárbara, Potosí

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