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7 places hidden in the water surprised you
The cities in the list below Mentafloss once was a busy place or famous tourist destination. However, for some reasons these places are now submerged in water.
Potosi
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Legend of the Silver Mountain of the Inca Kingdom
It was gold and silver that attracted Spanish people to the expeditions and conquests of America. In the 1530s, less than 50 years after Christopher Columbus set foot on…
World Heritage
Potosi City - Bolivia
Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized Potosi City of Bolivia as a World Cultural Heritage listed in the list of endangered heritage.
Environment
The town sinks 'floating' again after 25 years
The worst drought in Venezuela for decades has caused a town flooded in water for the past 25 years to suddenly come back.
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Little Potosi (Bolivie)
The fate of Potosi, a small hamlet of 4000m in the Andes has changed dramatically starting in the 1540s with the intense exploitation of silver mines here, the largest s…