ðɪ ˈɛɹiə ɪtsˈɛlf wʌz ɪn fˈækt hˈoʊm tʊ ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv smˈɔːl fˈɑːɹmɚ sˈɛɾəlmənts, wˌɪtʃ ðə sˈɪɾi ɹᵻplˈeɪst ˈæftɚ ðə dɪskˈʌvɚɹi ænd ɛksplɔɪtˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kˈɑːpɚ ðæt bɪkˌeɪm ðə hˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ɪkˈɑːnəmi ɪnðə səksˈiːdɪŋ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz.
The area itself was in fact home to a number of small farmer settlements, which the city replaced after the discovery and exploitation of the copper that became the heart of the economy in the succeeding centuries.