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Bolivia is a landlocked country considered the heart of South America thanks to its unique location.
Sparsely populated and unspoilt by modern development, much of the land is untouched and preserving its natural beauty of rugged terrains, towering mountains, windswept plains and surreal salt flats.
Bolivia is so biodioverse that unique species are being discovered to this day. Tiptoe into caves of tube-lipped nectar bats, their tongues probing the darkness. Tread lightly on the terrain of the poisonous annellated coral snake, deadly in look and effect. Listen for the cackling call and response of a dozen different macaw species (among 1000 bird species) including the world’s rarest, the bluebeard, which can only be found here. Multihued butterflies and moths flit at your feet in the jungle; lithe alpacas and vicuñas stand out in the stark altiplano. Deep in the forest live jaguars, pumas and bears.
Bolivians love a parade, and hardly a month passes without a procession of brightly costumed celebrants honoring an important historical date or deity. You'll hear them from blocks away before the brass bands and whirligigging dancers approach and envelop you (you may even get to join in). Learn about the history and culture of the country's indigenous peoples at excellent museums, and through the continued presence of traditions and customs in everyday life.
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For many a trip through Bolivia will feel like a trip back in time, about 60% of the population identifies as indigenous many of whom maintaining traditional values and beliefs and often wearing traditional dress.
Bolivia is not for the faint of heart: rattling down the World's Most Dangerous Road into sultry Yungas; soaring breathless above verdant La Paz valleys in a paraglider; jumping on a horse for a Wild West adventure near Tupiza; pulling a catfish that outweighs you out of an Amazon river. Bolivia's rocks, rivers and ravines will challenge and provoke you into pushing your own personal limits.
Bolivia's food is as diverse as its peoples and you'll find new delicacies to sample in every town. Markets are a good place to start, though the steaming pots of unfamiliar concoctions might test your nerve. Freshly blended fruit juices will no doubt become a daily habit, and Yungas coffee can be found in a number of new cafes that are popping up around Bolivia. La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz have thriving restaurant scenes where you can sample contemporary takes on traditional local dishes.
Bolivia's food is as diverse as its peoples and you'll find new delicacies to sample in every town. Markets are a good place to start, though the steaming pots of unfamiliar concoctions might test your nerve. Freshly blended fruit juices will no doubt become a daily habit, and Yungas coffee can be found in a number of new cafes that are popping up around Bolivia. La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz have thriving restaurant scenes where you can sample contemporary takes on traditional local dishes.
The gateway to the Sea of Cortez
Set against a striking backdrop of snow-capped mountains, Nuestra Señora de La Paz, commonly known as La Paz, is Bolivia’s third most populous city and the world’s highest seat of government.
Located in El Alto, La Paz's international airport is the highest airport in the world at 4,058 m (13,313 ft).
Juxtaposed with the colorful lifestyle and traditions of the Aymara people, is a cosmopolitan city full of modern cafes, museums, clubs, bars and restaurants. One of the highest cities in the world, La Paz is best explored at a slow pace, taking the time to soak up the city’s rich culture and fascinating history.
One of the most popular activities in La Paz is the exhilarating and death-defying bike ride along one of the world’s most dangerous roads. If you’re looking for a truly exhilarating, world-class bike ride through some of Bolivia’s most beautiful scenery, don’t hesitate to book a Death Road Tour. Fingers crossed you’ll live to tell the tale!
One of La Paz’s most important and historical landmarks is the San Francisco church (Iglesia de San Francisco). Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000, Tiwanaku is an ancient archaeological site named after one of the most important civilizations prior to the Inca Empire.
With its numerous fascinating sights, free events, and cool places to go out, La Paz truly is an amazing city to visit and explore!
World’s Largest Salt Flat
Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest Salt Flat, stretching for more than 4,050 square miles—a little smaller than the state of Connecticut. It is believed to have formed when several..
prehistoric lakes dried up 25,000 to 10,000 years ago, leaving behind hexagonal patterns of salt on the otherwise featureless surface. This incredible Bolivian salt flat is most famous for its jaw-dropping ‘mirror effect’ and crazy perspective photos. The astonishing mirror effect can be seen on a still day when a thin layer of water covering the salt transforms the salt flat into ‘The World’s Largest Mirror’ reflecting the sky.
Salar de Uyuni sits near the point where Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile meet. The natural wonder has served as a valuable source of salt and lithium for Bolivia, and it has long been a hot spot for tourism in South America. There’s even a hotel built out of salt bricks: the Palacio de Sal.
Bolivia’s Uyuni Salt Flats are quite unlike anywhere else on the planet. Stark, serene and occasionally eerie, these glaringly white plains can appear endless as they stretch toward the distant horizon.
Pink flamingos, rare hummingbirds, millennia-old cacti and bizarre rock formations as well as hotels constructed entirely from salt can be found here.
Bolivia’s Most Sacred Body of Water
Be Awe Struck witnessing Lake Titicaca, sitting more than 12,000 feet above sea level and covering more than 3,000 square miles, the highest commercially navigable lake on earth..
and the merging point for more than 25 rivers. From certain points, the lake can appear endless, resembling a strangely calm ocean.
Lake Titicaca lies in a sub basin in the high Andes mountains and is fed by both melting glacier and rainwater. The lake reaches depths of up to 1, 000 feet.
The lake is steeped in tradition and culture, and many legends are associated with it. For the Incas, for instance, Titicaca was a sacred site, the supposed birthplace of the first two Incas – Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo – who went on to found the Inca Empire.
In total, about 41 islands are located on the lake, many of which offer hiking and dramatic lake panoramas as well as a glimpse into the past. Among them are the man-made floating islands of Uros, which are constructed from reeds, and the Islands of the Moon and the Sun, sacred sites for the Incas.
Now Lake Titicaca, which is South America's largest lake by volume of water, is a major tourist draw to both Bolivia and Peru, who each own miles of the lake's shore.
