Sights - Bolivia


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Bolivia has a variety of attractions on all levels, in all areas. Here below you see a list of cities, sites, nature parks, etc. of the sights I visited while travelling in the country. These are divided into an introduction, highlights, history and other (general) information such as transportation, accommodation options and sometimes information about tours you can take.


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Amboro National Park (and Bueno Vista)

Bueno Vista has a nice cozy central square surrounded by a variety of small terraces, restaurants and a number of hostels. You can also get a guide (and a tour) to the national park Amboro which is a stone's throw away. Read more >>>

 

Bolivia | Travel 2011 | Places of Interest | City and National Park



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Maididi National Park (Rurrenabaque)

The small town Rurrenabaque is the main "hub" for visiting the nearby Maididi national park. The park is divided by the river Beni and consists of a deep jungle and high mountains. A trip to the famous "macaws" parrots is thereby a must. Read more >>>

 

Bolivia | Travel 2011 | Places of Interest | National Park



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La Paz and Sorata

La Paz is one of the world's highest situated cities at 3600 meters. It has numerous sights which a visit to the ruins of Tiwanaku is a must. Also a visit to nearby beautifully situated Sorata is possible. Read more >>>

 

Bolivia | Travel 2011 | Places of Interest | City



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Potosi

Potosi might not have been El Dorado for the Spaniards, but a decent silver mountain in colonial times. The city is now more of a tourist town with many colonial buildings from that time and a good base for a visit to the salt lake of Uyuni. Read more >>>

 

Bolivia | Travel 2011 | Places of Interest | City



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Samaipata (El Fuerte)

Samaipata is a village that’s grown the last years of a sleepy village into a real "gringo" village with everything that makes nowadays tourists happy. From here you can and should visit the nearby pre-Inca hillsite of El Fuerte. Read more >>>

 

Bolivia | Travel 2011 | Places of Interest | Sight



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Sucre

Sucre is the legal capital of Bolivia and the symbolic heart of the country. With its many white colonial buildings, the old town is the best preserved Spanish colonial city in South America together with Cartagena in Colombia. Read more >>>

 

 

Bolivia | Travel 2011 | Places of Interest | City



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Titicaca lake (Copacobana)

One of the most interesting and popular places in Bolivia is the largest in South America; lake Titicaca. The sacred lake for the Incas is located in a beautiful mystical environment in the Altiplano surrounded with high mountains and rugged landscape. Read more >>>

 

 

Bolivia | Travel 2000 | Places of Interest | City and Lake