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Roller Coaster: Tren de Potosí
Amusement Park: Isla Mágica (Seville, Seville Spain)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Steel - Sit Down
Status: Operating since 1997
Builder: C&S
Categories: Family
 
Inversions: 0 
 
History: "Tren de Potosí" is Spanish for "Train of Potosí". "Potosí" is a region around a city of same name in Bolivia, South America. In Isla Magica, this coaster is in the "Puerta de America" (American gate) area. These area has a theme designed around the South American countries and areas in Spanish conquerors S.XVI (Colombia, Bolivia, Amazonas River, etc.) In Potosí, near mountains, there were mines and hence the "Train of Potosí" name.
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