Tourism in Bolivia - travel tips
Cities
- La Paz - Capital (seat of government);
- Sucre - (legal capital and seat of judiciary)
- Santa Cruz - the second-largest, and most affluent, city.
- Cochabamba - the country's third-largest city, with a pleasant climate and the best food.
- Potosí - once one of the wealthiest cities in the world due to its silver mines.
- Oruro - famous for its carnival
- Tupiza - is a small town in Bolivia close to the border with Argentina.
Other destinations
- Samaipata - ancient ruins 2 hours east of Santa Cruz
- Riberalta - an interesting town with a serious frontier-like feeling, set in the northern Bolivian jungle.
- Tiwanaku - ancient ruins, a UNESCO world heritage site
- Uyuni - starting point for trips to the spectacular Salar de Uyuni (the largest slat flats in the world) and the Laguna Colorado and Laguna Verde
- Copacabana - a small resort town on Lake Titicaca
- Coroico - set in a jungle valley, and accessible via the World's Most Dangerous Road
- Rurrenabaque - a popular base for jungle and pampa trips.
- Madidi National Park - located a few miles North of Apolo, is one of the world’s most extensive biodiversity reserves. Its humid tropical climate has spawned one of Bolivia’s richest woodlands.
- Chacaltaya - The world's highest ski resort 25 km from La Paz.
- Huayna Potosi - A very popular mountain about 30 km from La Paz.
- Sorata
- Villa Tunari a town between Santa Cruz and Cochabamba known for the volunteer organisations inti wara yassi and angels of hope
See also
Countries of South America