Sorata Travel Guide

 AlbuqRay Says:  Gruta de San Pedro is a large cave about 12 km from Sorata. Some people walk there but it takes 2 -3 hours each way. After you wind through a low area in the front of the cave, it opens up and is ~ 12 m high and 150 m long. You may swim in the underground lake in the back of... 

 AlbuqRay Says:  The Hotel Paraiso is a friendly place with a nice restaurant for breakfast. They gave me the "matrimonial suite," probably because it had a bigger bed. It was $8. The rooms had private baths but they could have been cleaner. The staff were just kids but they were... 

 AlbuqRay Says:  The Cafe Jalisco was a small place but the food was tasty and the service good. We had lunch there and ordered off the Menu del Dia (menu of the day). I had the Tacos de Pollo (chicken tacos), Sopa Verdura (clear vegetable soup), Pan Tostada con Ajo (garlic bread), and... 

 darthmilmo Says:  Getting to Sorata is easy. Just head to La Paz and grab a bus from there. If coming from Lake Titikaka, you can ask to be let off at the crossroads from La Paz to Sorata to avoid the backtracking. In either case, the bus takes about 3-4 hours from La Paz. It's dirt cheap at... 

 AlbuqRay Says:  When we were driving to Sorata, there was some kind of religious or shaman ceremony going on at a small lake in the pass. There must have been 15-20 men there. Of course, we did not stop or take pictures. It is common in the Andes for the mountain passes to have religious... 

 darthmilmo Says:  The next day I hiked to the San Pedro Cavern. The cave isn't up to much, however, the hike to get there is beautiful (takes 3 to 4 hours at a leissure pace, during market days at Sorata there are several trucks that can offer you a ride for a few Bolivianos). You walk...