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  La paz, as I love it!
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  • La paz, as I love it!
      La paz, as I love it!
    by goodmike
  • Potosi
      Potosi
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  • Salar de Uyunii
      Salar de Uyunii
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  • Sucre
      Sucre
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  • Potosi
      Potosi
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General Information   La Paz

General Information, La Paz

 18 Reviews  This beautiful and very historical church is located in the middle of la paz avenida mariscal santa cruz. close ot the touristic avenue, sagarnaga. This church was built in 1549 by the Franciscans.... 

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Travelling from / to La Paz   La Paz

Travelling from / to La Paz, La Paz

 5 Reviews  As soon as you get to la paz, you will pass by el alto which is a city up to la paz. after crossing the toll, you will be able to see one of the most beautiful landscapes you`ve ever seen. (believe... 

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Valle De La Luna   La Paz

Valle De La Luna, La Paz

 2 Reviews  En el departamento de La Paz debes visitar el Valle de la Luna, famoso por sus asombrosas formaciones que dan al visitante la sensación de haber descubierto un mundo desconocido, un paisaje lunar. El... 

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Plaza Murillo   La Paz

Plaza Murillo, La Paz

 5 Reviews  Yeah, always is great to know the main square. this place is called Plaza Murillo. the name comes from a national hero that fought agains the spanish conquers. also, you`ll be able to see the... 

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Prado   La Paz

Prado, La Paz

 1 Review  colonial buildings next to modern "skyscrapers"....there are some higher buildings in La Paz, nothing to compare with real sky scrapers in big us cities for example....although, there are few... 

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Museos   La Paz

Museos, La Paz

 2 Reviews  What you can find on this area is plenty of good museums. for example, you`ll find four museums, the costumbrista, the golden museum the Murillo`s house and the litoral bolivian. Definitely for me is... 

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Zig-Zag Eco Tours and Treks

by AlbuqRay

Mario Nina used to guide people for Fremen Tours but he now has his own company, Zig-Zag Eco Tours & Treks and has a partnership with Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking. His office (Illampu Street 867 Office 5) is located near the northeast corner of Illampu and Sagarnaga Streets close to the Witches' Market. If you are going south on Illampu from the Hotel Rosario and come to Plaza Gaston Velasco, you have gone too far. There is now a Zig-Zag Facebook page but you must be logged into Facebook to see it. You may also e-mail him at info@zigzagbolivia.com or mario_357@hotmail.com. Mario is very knowledgeable and his English was the best of any guide I have had in Bolivia. He knows the history, the flora and the Aymara legends; he is a real gentleman and it is a pleasure to travel with him. I recommend Mario highly. His partner, Caesar, is an excellent guide also and really knows a lot about...

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Options for a One Week Tour of Bolivia

by AlbuqRay

Seven days is not that much time considering the distances involved in traveling in Bolivia. It pretty much eliminates a Salar de Uyuni trip, which takes a day of travel each way to and from La Paz, and at least two days to see much of the Salar. I would spend a day touring La Paz (Hotel Rosario) and head to Copacabana (Hotel Rosario del Lago) and Isla del Sol (La Estancia Ecolodge) for a couple nights. I would choose a day trip to Tiwanaku over a trip on the world's most dangerous road and a night in Cororico (Hotel Esmeralda), although if you just want to relax, Cororico is a great place to do it. Potosi is another good option. You could fly to Sucre, take a shared taxi to Potosi (Hostal Colonial), spend the night, tour the mines the next morning, take a taxi back to Sucre (Hostal Independencia), spend the night there, and maybe have time to see the dinosaur tracks before flying back...

Jornais (Journals)

by leandro_aur

Obrigado pela dica.Encontrei um site no qual é possível pesquisar jornais locais, o problema dos jornais do Brazil por exemplo, é que eles não vão citar uma situação mais particular de uma certa região, so informariam algo que no caso haja algum tipo de repercussão maior.Fica aí a dica:http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/

Bolivian Tour Guides

by AlbuqRay

When I decided to go to Bolivia, I looked online for tour companies. I chose Fremen Tours because they are the only ones with the floating hotel on the Mamore River and they were highly recommended in the Rough Guide. They did an excellent job. They are not cheap (about $200 per day for everything) but they have the contacts to handle the logistics, which turns out to be very important. My primary contacts at Fremen were Winston Ford in their Atlanta office and David Fernandez in La Paz. I also met two excellent guides through Fremen, Mario Nina and Roberto Mendez. I'll tell more about them in subsequent tips. Fremen used Colque Tours for the 4WD tour out of Uyuni and Raices Turismo in Cusco, Peru. Mario Nina and David Fernandez are two excellent guides. They also became my friends. Both are Aymara and I learned much from them. Mario's English is excellent and he is very knowledgeable...

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Bolivia Tourist Visa at the Border is a Breeze

by alohagunnar

For US citizens it is a breeze to get your Bolivian Tourist Visa at the border.They charge US$135 and at the La Quiaca, Argentina / Villazon, Bolivia border the immigration officials did not even ask for a photo or yellow fever certificate, I just filled out two simple forms and the whole process took less than 10 minutes(no line to wait in) and they even gave me change in US$. In contrast, the Bolivian Consulate in Salta, Argentina wanted a photo and yellow fever certificate plus more and it would take 24 hours and it still cost US$135. The consulate in Asuncion, Paraguay asked for a photo on red background and local criminal background check in addition to seven other requirements which were listed in Spanish only. The prices! So cheap! The tourist visa - so expensive!

My route from Peru and across Bolivia

by kiwigal_1

The route that I took had me go from Arequipa to Cuzco (overnight bus), then I spent a few days doing the Inca trail. From Cuzco we took an overnight bus to Puno. From Puno we took an overnight tour to three of the islands in Lake Titicaca (Uros, Amantani and Taquille). We got to stay on Amantani island with a host family for one night. We also took a tour from Puno to Sillustani (funery towers and other cultural sites). After Puno we took a bus to Copacabana and went to Isla del Sol (also on Lake Titicaca but on the Bolivia side). Personally I felt the Peruvian islands trip on Lake Titicaca was much better than Isla del Sol which I felt was more commercial. From Copacabana we took a bus to La Paz and spent a few days here. We then took a bus from La Paz to Sucre (12 hours overnight). In Sucre we took a tour to Tarabuco village for the Sunday markets which I really enjoyed. We took a bus...

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Bolivian experience

by kzapanta

Oh, there are so many things that are my favorites about Bolivia. Where to begin?How about how we got dropped off in the middle of nowhere with false promise of easily finding a bus back to Puno, Peru? Or visiting the Bolivian's president home town of Tiahuanacu? How about Patrick's conversation with a local just to have lunch? Memories, memories... Too bad they are just memories. Useful memories? I doubt it. But please laugh with me. hahaha!

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Lake Titicaca

by kucha

Lake Titicaca is the world's highest lake navigable to large vessels, lying at 12,500 feet above sea level, astride the border between Peru and Bolivia. Titicaca is the second largest lake of South America (after Maracaibo in Venezuela). Lake Titicaca is really spectacular and a must-see for visitors to Bolivia -- especially since it is only 2 hours outside of La Paz and is easy to reach on paved roads.Ruins on the shore and on the islands attest to the previous existence of one of the oldest civilizations known in the Americas, antedating the Christian era. The chief site is at Tiahuanaco, Bolivia, at the southern end of the lake. On Titicaca Island ruins of a temple mark the spot where, according to the tradition of the Incas (a Quechuan people of Peru who established an empire about 1100), the legendary founders of the Inca dynasty, Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo, were sent down to Earth...

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has happend to me.

by pepples46

I bet many of you have some odd stories to tell while travelling in foreign countries. mine is a rush with a Rat, falsly served as the national dish... Guinea Pig.would be nice to hear what touched you..good or bad..give me a mail not a realy fond memory but I survived and an expirience richer!!

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Near to Sibiria

by chancay

Sibiria is a little village on the way from Cocha (bamba) to Santa Cruz.This lonely horse gave an amazing impression, like a statue, not moving a bit, over the clouds...it was like painted. It has been a very special feeling to drive the streets on a beautiful sunny day and mention to be "over" the clouds. The view was fantastic and we´ve been almost the only ones there, so the silence was amazing.

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Residencial Rosario  La Paz

 7 Reviews and 210 Opinions  Hotel Rosario is pretty nice. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The rooms are very clean and... 

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Hotel Takya de Sal  Uyuni

 7 Reviews and 0 Opinions  We didn't stay in the Salt Hotel during my visit to Uyuni as our tour did not include the night stay... 

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Q:  Hi. Can anyone help me with the best way to get from La Paz to Salar de Uyuni to Arica? We plan to take a 2-4 day tour in... 

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A: Anna, I don't actually know how to do it but when I did the Salar de Uyuni tour in 2003, there was a Dutch couple that got off at the little station near Laguna Blanco... 

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