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La Paz, Bolivia
La Paz has enough museums, cathedrals, parks, plazas and tons of shops to get visitors entertained for weeks at a time.

Salar de Uyuni
The Hotel Playa Blanca in the Salar de Uyuni is made entirely of salt, including furniture.

Potosi, Bolivia
The main plaza of Potosi, with the silver mine notorious for the death of millions of people working in its shafts - Potosi's second claim to fame is its altitude. Potosi claims to be the highest city of its size in the world at 4,070 meters (13,353 feet) above sea level.

Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca, taken from Copacabana, Bolivia

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Places To See In Bolivia

There are many places to see in Bolivia. Options range from colonial cities, to the rugged Altiplano, to tropical rainforests, and much more.

Colonial Cities

Sucre the legal capital of Bolivia is the home of the judiciary branch of the government. This relatively small city has a small mellow community and is rich with history, Bolivian culture and student energy. Sucre has been recognized by the United Nations as a World Cultural Heritage Site

La Paz has the seat of the legislative and executive branches of the government and for all intents and purposes, is the working capital of Bolivia. La Paz is also Bolivia’s largest city and the main international hub for commerce and travel.

The Altiplano

Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat in the world. The salt is harvested and exported from Bolivia. The flats are complete with a hotel completely made of salt, even the furniture! Tours of the ‘white sea’ as it is sometimes called, can be arranged from the town of Uyuni or from San Pedro de Atacames in Chile.

A tour of the mines of Potosi is a truly educational experience. Visitors stop at the market to buy gifts for the miners, then head over to the mine and climb through the tunnels chatting with miners and watching them work.

Lake Titicaca, shared with Peru, is the highest navigable lake in the world. The lake has a unique indigenous culture that lives on floating islands made of reeds native to the region.

Tropical Rainforest

The tropical rainforest of Bolivia offers incredible biodiversity and exotic adventures for visitors. The nature reserves offer a range of adventurous activities from exploring wild untouched rainforest to bird watching to boat trips down rivers.