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Salt flats in Bolivia
Salar de Uyuni salt flats in Potosi Province, Bolivia (Digital Vision)

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Bolivia Overview

Bolivia, a vast, isolated country locked in the heart of South America, seems to encapsulate all that is good and bad about this continent. Blessed with spectacular scenery, huge natural wealth, and a warmhearted people, it is nevertheless plagued by poverty, corruption, and social unrest. Landlocked by the Andes to the south, north, and west, and by the jungle to the east, it is a difficult country to reach and flights are infrequent. To make matters worse, because the air is so thin in La Paz (3,900m/12,792 ft. high), the airport can't accommodate large jet planes. Read More

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  • Coca Is It!
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    Welcome to the new Bolivia, where former coca grower Evo Morales has made the leaf a symbol of his two-year-old government. Now everybody's growing it, everybody's chewing it, and the war on drugs has taken a very strange turn.
  • Sites Unseen
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    Unique, irreplaceable, and still largely unknown—our must-see-now list of the UN's latest World Heritage picks
  • The Book
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    You can't buy it in any store, can't send away for it online, can't meet the author (there are thousands), and you probably won't be able to read it if you do find it, since much of it is written in Hebrew. PATRICK SYMMES follows the trail of an underground global legend: the everywhere-and-nowhere travel bible of Israel's combat-fatigued, footloose vagabond youth.
  • High Rollin'
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  • The Lost World: Found
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    Exploring the back of beyond in Bolivia's Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado

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Attractions

Iglesia de San Francisco

Plaza San Francisco, at the north end of Av. Mariscal Santa Cruz
La Paz, Bolivia

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The intricately stone-carved facade of the San Francisco church is one the finest examples of... Read More

Mirador Laikakota

Av. del Ejército near the corner of Díaz Romero, Miraflores
La Paz, Bolivia

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From the lower points of La Paz, you may have noticed that, in the near distance, there is a... Read More

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Plaza

Near Plaza del Estudiante
Av. 16 de Julio 1698
La Paz, Bolivia

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The powerful art in this museum does an excellent job of conveying the issues that affect... Read More


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Hotels

Radisson Plaza Hotel La Paz

AV. ARCE NO 2177 PO BOX 8689
LA PAZ 8689 Map

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

Expert Rated & Recommended

Best Western House Inn & Suites

Codigo Postal 387 - Calle Colon 643
Santa Cruz

Hotel Class: 2 class stars

Buganvillas Hotel Condominio

Avenida Roca Coronado 901
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Hotel Class: 3 class stars


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