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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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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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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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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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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
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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Try the coca tea and local cuisine. The tea is made from coca leaves, not to be confused with processed cocaine :) Soothing to the stomach and an interesting taste. Having my parrot Juanita adopt me when I was 8.
En Bolivia no hay ciudades muy grandes. Santa Cruz y La Paz son las únicas con mas de un millón de personas. Estas ciudades son muy auténticas y diferentes. La Paz es fría y sobria, es la sede del gobierno y tiene muy viva la cultura indígena de la mayoría de sus habitantes. Santa Cruz por su parte es el centro económico del país, una ciudad tropical, alegre, cosmopolita y muy divertida. Ambas ciudades ofrecen todos los servicios que un turista requiera.
La ciudad de Potosí fue una de las razones por las que decidí venir a Bolivia. Como el resto de las ciudades en este país, se necesita un cierto tiempo para apreciarla. Insisto, las ciudades bolivianas no son tan espectaculares a siemple vista como pueden serlo Arequipa o Cuzco en Perú. Se necesita tiempo para encontrar sus tesoros. Tomense un par de días para verla bien. No se pierdan el museo de la Casa de Moneda. Tampoco se vayan sin el tour a la mina de Cerro Rico.Take your time to see this city. As the rest of the cities in Bolivia, you need take your time in the order to find the right angle and preciate their treasures. In particular, this city of Potosí was declared by the UNESCO as World Heritage. Perhaps you, as well as me, would feel little disappointed by the first view. But, once you walk on the streets and understan what was this, well, suddenly the panorama changes. Dont...
From La Paz, take a bus to Coroico (4 hours) and you will see the most impresive road of your life, reaching 5100 m and going down again till 1300 m in only 70 km !! Weak hearts, avoid ... When crossing the Chilean-Bolivian border, where the bus made a stop, we went down to have lunch ... llama steaks with rice ... Hard but very tasty !!
The Jardin Zoologico is rated as being one of the few zoos worth seeing on the continent. I would have to agree as the animals appear to be treated humanely and are in conditions very similar to their natural habitat.
VISIT SORATA. A few hours north of La Paz (buses run from the cemetry district) the small town of Sorata lies amongst breathtaking scenery. A must for 'treckers' and worth a day or two of anybodys time. Best view from the statue of Christ.
VISIT LA PAZ. La Paz smells. It smells quite bad. However, between avoiding certain parts of the city and holding your breath in others it is an eye-opening capital. The city is rather like one big market and everything you may need can be bought on the street. The high altitude makes a beautiful setting but a breathless visit. La Paz is quite a contrast to any other city worldwide, even Bolivias other capital Sucre.
VISIT TUPIZAVery chilled out place to spend time. Nice small town situated amongst fantastic scenery (see main pic). Valle Hurmoso Hostel run by a friendly chap called 'Freddy' is a good place to stay. Tupiza offers great walks, horse trekking and jeep trips. Very much Butch Cassidy land!!
I was quite taken by the Witches Market, they sold all kinds of stuff, probably the weirdest things were llama foetuses! One puts a llama foetus in the hole where a new house is built, it is supposed to attract good luck.The whole country felt foreign to me, in French, we would call it 'dépaysement'. It's poor, superstitious, high-in-the-sky, desertic, etc. I felt far from my home but in an enjoyable kind of way.
Visit Rurrenabaque - right in the jungle, so different from the rest of Bolivia (it is actually hot there!) - go piranha fishing, swimming with river dolphins etc.(pictures coming soon) Hot springs near the Uyuni salt plains. Outside temperature was below freezing - it was snowing at the time - but the springs were amazing. Definitely the best part of the Uyuni trip
Residencial Rosario La Paz
7 Reviews and 211 Opinions Hotel Rosario is pretty nice. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The rooms are very clean and...
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...
Colonial Hotel Potosí
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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...
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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