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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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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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9 Reviews the last time i was in la paz was in 1998, my ex wife is bolivian and she suffered really bad to the altitude, my self i was fine, but i would suggest that any one arriving in la paz should take it...
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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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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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17 Reviews The crowded little vans cover the whole city. Each have numbers and a list of destinations. The destinations are not in order, so A to B often becomes A to Z, then T, thorugh R before getting to B...
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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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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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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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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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7 Reviews This is a traditional festival which happens once a year. there are plenty of dancer that choose to dance a lot of sort of dances. i can name some of them: morenada, diablada, tobas, tinkus, pujllays,...
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7 Reviews and 208 Opinions Hotel Rosario is pretty nice. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The rooms are very clean and...
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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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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Laguna Verde is a beautiful green lake at the foot of the volcano Licancabur. It is 4400 m up on the Bolivian Altiplano right next to the border with Chile. The...
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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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See-It-All Tour of Bolivia and Follow-up Trips
My 18 day see-it-all tour of Bolivia and the Cusco area in Peru began in La Paz on 28 Sep 03. It's a beautiful site for a city. Although it is 3650 m (~12,000 ft) above sea level, I was lucky and had...
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A boiling country - Un pays en ebulition
Our journey in Bolivia : Notre balade en Bolivie : Tarija ! Santa Cruz ! Trinidad ! San Borja ! Rurrenabaque ! La Paz ! And after a while : Et un peu plus tard :...
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I've got some interesting experiences in Bolivia. I'd love to share with you the 22 tips I've written, the 23 photos uploaded, and 1 travelogue I've created.
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If you are visiting La Paz for the first time...you better have those calfs in shape! not only will they help you get around the steep streets but they will help you dodge the crazy drivers. Be alert,...
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Bolivia - the secret heart of the Anden
Bolivia. When I was told for the first time to have the possibility to do a practical work in Bolivia I had absolutely no idea what would await me there. Then there was the "silly" question to me and...
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