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Valle De La Luna   La Paz

Valle De La Luna, La Paz

 15 Reviews  This is one of the most amazing geological features I have seen. It ranks with the Fairy Chimneys of Cappodocia and Bryce Canyon (USA). Valley of the Moon is close to the centre of La Paz - only 7km... 

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Plaza Murillo   La Paz

Plaza Murillo, La Paz

 20 Reviews   ‘Plaza Murillo’ is the city’s main square. It was originally named 'Plaza Mayor', but later renamed to honour Pedro Domingo Murillo (1759-1810). He was a Bolivian freedom fighter, who actually met... 

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Mercados   La Paz

Mercados, La Paz

 13 Reviews   La Paz is a magical city – and a couple of streets are properly more magical than the rest of the city… It is the 'Mercado de Hechiceria', which is the city's 'witches market'! The streets are... 

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Museums   La Paz

Museums, La Paz

 15 Reviews   'Calle Jaen' is a small street with several old colonial buildings from the 18th century. Four of the buildings are now converted into museums with different themes (’Museo Costumbrista Juan de... 

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La Paz Downtown   La Paz

La Paz Downtown, La Paz

 17 Reviews  I took a tour from a company called La Paz Walking Tours. It was a great experience for me because they show me all the main sights plus other places that I wouldn't find by my own!! They told me that... 

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Iglesia San Francisco   La Paz

Iglesia San Francisco, La Paz

 14 Reviews  Construction on the original San Francisco Church began on this site in 1548, one year before the founding of La Paz. The church collapsed under the weight of snow in 1610 and was reconstructed in... 

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Road To Coroico   La Paz

Road To Coroico, La Paz

 6 Reviews  Picture the scene, 4700, above sea level, 7.30am, it is freezing. You are about to decend to 1400m over the next few hours, biking down a road that is steep, loose gravel, and has a 600m vertical drop... 

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Tiwanaku   La Paz

Tiwanaku, La Paz

 6 Reviews  Tiwanaku or in Spanish 'Tiahuanacu' is an important Pre-Columbian archaeological site near La Paz. It is recognised as one of the most important influences on the Inca Empire being the religious and... 

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Birds! What a place to Bird!!!!

by peachfront

I guess the hunters and fishermen already know about Bolivia, because that's all I met o the airplane when I traveled there on my second trip, in business class. The birders need to wake up. There's a lot of birds here and a lot of rural, unspoiled scenery. With a bird list of around 1,400 species and an amazing variety of habitats from Pantanal to Andes Mountains and glaciers, you should be able to find what you're looking for. I used birdbolivia.com to package my parrot trip, and it was first rate.

The Highest Lake of the world (not Titicaca)

by tremendopunto

The crater lake ontop of Licancabur is considered to be the highest lake of the world. Despite beeing frozen most of the time, there is life inside that got into the center of a NASA/UCLA expedition research in 2002 and 2003. (there has been a diving expedition in 1984 already). The lower waterlevels stay above 0 degrees Celcius despite peak temperatures of up to -40 degrees Celcius.

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La Paz

by richiecdisc

Bolivia's capital is one of the most liked in South America in part for its setting, within easy view of the Cordillera Real. It's also user friendly and a fun place to spend a few days in between adventures so readily found in Bolivia.

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Copacabana

by richiecdisc

This all too comfortable city on the shores of Lake Titicaca combines all the infrastructure that makes a tourist town so pleasant and yet somehow manages escape the overkill so present in other such places. By far, the most relaxing place we found in either Bolivia or Peru on our trip.

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Biking the Road of Death/ El Camino de la Muerte

by Chicha15

If you are a thrill seeker...this is a must! pictures dont do it any justice, you have to actually be there to really get the full effect. I would not recommend this trip for novice bike riders...you will seriously get hurt or die... im pretty good and i still had a tough time with the traveling speed...about 50mph all down hill! the nerves do get to you. this is not a place for a honeymoon folks! if you bring your loved one, you will be more concerned with their well being than with the road infront of you, not a good idea!! Pick a good company for the travel, i recommend Gravity Assisted tours, great gear and experienced riders. You can bring your own gloves and helmet if youd like. The trip is several hours and finishes at a nature reserve. Thinking about training for the trip...work on your thighs (you will be off your seat for a long while) forearms (you will be holding on for dear...

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A REAL ecolodge run by Bolivian conservationists

by notomato

If you truly care about conservation and you want a non-cookie cutter tourist experience, I cannot recommend Serere Lodge highly enough.Serere is a private reserve (no other tour operators can go there) about two hours upstream from Rurrenabaque by boat with a handful of lovely new-ish cabanas. It’s a conservation project rather than a tourist venture – the reserve was founded in this area because it’s a strategic point for the team that runs it to protect the jungle to the north and work with indigenous communities close by. And that’s what the vibe was - more like we were getting insight into the workings of a conservation project rather than a tourist visiting an ecolodge. The owner Rosa-Maria Ruiz was instrumental in founding Madidi National Park, led a National Geographic expedition to the area, and now Serere is her latest project.We spent a fantastic three days walking in the...

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Relax at Isla del Sol, Bolivia

by Waxbag

This charming Island is a great way to relax and enjoy a few days on the world's highest navigable lake, Lago Titicaca. Here you can enjoy traditional Bolivian villages and local life. See the video at Isla del Sol

4x4 across the Salar de Uyuni

by Waxbag

Rimmed by snowcapped volcanoes and crowned with a deep blue sky the Salar is a 12,000 sq km expanse of unfathomable blinding white at a nose bleed altitude of 3,660 m. It is up to 120 m deep with the top 10 m being pure salt. Due to the amount of water below and an usual respiration of gases that bubble up, small rims are pushed up forming massive hexagons along the salar’s surface. The geometric shadows stretching to the horizon from the setting sun creates the sensation of being the central theme in an Escher sketch. Near the very center of this immense expanse is an island completely made of coral which is home to a rather tall and prickly population of cacti called, Cactus Island. From here the views are even more bizarre. These species of Cacti grow ever so slowly at a rate of 1 cm per year. The tallest cactus is 12.3 meters tall making it 1203 years old (so the sign said, but I...

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Biking Down the World's Most Dangerous Road

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Between the barren altiplano capital of La Paz and the verdant Yungas coca capital of Coroico lies one of the most dramatic and deadly roads in the world. Built by the blood and sweat of prisoners during the war with Paraguay in 1932, the Death Road is still the only route that connects Northern Bolivia with the capital. This absurdly narrow road is heavily traversed by buses, minivans, trucks, tankers, taxis, private vehicles, and mountain bikes. There are many outfits in La Paz that organize these trips. Since the new road as been built the World’s Most Dangerous road is now traversed only by bike making not so dangerous but just as beautiful.See the video at The World’s Most Dangerous Road

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Track Snakes in the Pampas of Bolivia

by Waxbag

The Tuichi River meanders into the wildlife packed Pampas, the vast Bolivian grasslands of the Amazon basin near Rurrenabaque. Here the traveler can discover birds, squirrel monkeys, howler monkeys, sloths, caimans, crocodiles, capybara, river dolphin, anacondas, cobras, and mambas. It is not a comfortable journey but a rewarding one. It is possible to book a three day excursion into the Pampas from Rurrenabaque. Their are many options and prices are very competitive.See the video at The Pampas

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Top 3 Hotels in Bolivia

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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Colonial Hotel  Potosí

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Things to Do: Cities in Bolivia
  1. La Paz Things to Do
  2. Uyuni Things to Do
  3. Santa Cruz Things to Do
  4. Cochabamba Things to Do
  5. Santa Cruz de la Sierra Things to Do
  6. Tiahuanaco Things to Do
  7. Isla del Sol Things to Do
  8. Sucre Things to Do
  9. Copacabana Things to Do
  10. Potosí Things to Do
  11. Copacabana Things to Do
  12. Rurrenabaque Things to Do
  13. Trinidad Things to Do
  14. Oruro Things to Do
  15. Coroico Things to Do
  16. Coquesa Things to Do
  17. Sorata Things to Do
  18. La Paz Things to Do
  19. Isla del Sol Things to Do
  20. Uyuni Things to Do
  21. Colchani Things to Do
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  24. Vallegrande Things to Do
  25. San Javier Things to Do
  26. Villazón Things to Do
  27. Samaipata Things to Do
  28. Tupiza Things to Do
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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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