For the first time, two different Andes Wonders can be seen in one short adventure program, combining “Titicaca Sacred Lake & Uyuni Salt Lake”. You first get acclimatized at Lake Titicaca with a medium effort trek and then continue to the “out of this world” Uyuni Salt Flats, a challenge for audacious travelers. A deluxe […]
A fascinating glance to the synthesis of the world and land of contrasts, BOLIVIA; the tropical “Zongo Valley”, ice caves, turquoise lakes and snowed peaks; La Paz & surroundings: the Sacred lake Titicaca and cruise to the Inca Cradle: Sun & Moon Islands, as well as to the Urus-lruitos floating Islands - 5000 years of […]
Embrace both cultures an geographical areas of Bolivia; from the mysticism of the Highplateau and Lake Titicaca with its 5.000 years of culture which formed the Andes life, passing by classy Sucre & historical Potosi; to end this fabulous joumey at the “Madidi National Park”, one of the most bio-diverse places in the world. Experience […]
Visitors can explore BOLIVIA at its must. Starting from tropical Sta. Cruz and the mysterious Samaipata Ruins (14 th-century); The romantic and classy town of Sucre; The mining town of Potosi, which supported Spain as well as England- in its Industrial Revolution process, a story of colonialism and buccaneers; The surrealist “Salar de Uyuni” —Salt […]
Known later by the name they used to designate their leader, these Incas rose to power in Cusco. Leading them was Pachacuti a military strategist, statesman, and diplomat of enormous skill. Armies under Pachacuti and his son and successor, Topa Inca, conquered the entire mountainous area from Quito south past Lake Titicaca. Topa Inca also […]
Considered the highest navigable lake in the world at 12,500 ft, Lake Titicaca forms a natural boundary between Bolivia and Peru and is truly gigantic: 233 km long and 97 km wide. The inhabitants of its shores are mostly Aymara and Quchua Indians, descendant of both the ancient Aymara and younger Inca civilizations. Cocacabana […]
Lake Titicaca, Colonial Sucre, Historic Potosi and authentic Tarabuco
This country offers breathtaking panoramas from the eternal glaciers of the Andes to the Amazon jungle. An enormous diversity of ecological zones are represented within Bolivia’s territory. The western highlands of the country are located in the Andes Mountains and include the Bolivian Altiplano. The eastern […]
La Paz - Beautifully framed by the snow-covered peaks of Mount Illimani, modern La Paz offers its visitors a curious blend of its splendid tradition, local color and charm. Although known as the capital of Bolivia, this city of 1,000,000 inhabitants is the seat of the government and center of all industrial, cultural, banking and […]
Bolivia: The Natural Areas
The Upper Amazon Basin
The Upper Amazon Basin in Bolivia is the best of what’s left of the real Amazon. Bordering Peru and Brazil, these tropical lowlands are the least- known regions of Bolivia. Encompassing the largest land-mass in the country, this region is thick with jungles, huge slow-moving rivers, vast grassy savannas, […]
Explora the magnificence of the Andes Ridge. Over the side located in Chile, the Salar (Salt Field) de Atacama, framed by volcanoes and colorful lagoons, has been sheltering for centuries the Atacama Culture. Its villages seem to have been frozen on the times when the local indigenes and the Spanish conquistadores joined in the pursuit […]
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