A country · 116 places · 9 regions
Bolivia, all of it.
116 curated places across 9 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — La Paz Department, Potosí Department, Santa Cruz Department and Cochabamba Department — read below as chapters, with 5 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · La Paz Department · 34 places
La Paz Department
Bolivia's seat of government sits in a steep canyon at an average elevation of 3,600 meters, with the altiplano above and the satellite city of El Alto on the canyon rim. The Mi Teleférico cable-car system spans multiple lines connecting different neighborhoods, providing aerial views of the densely packed city against the backdrop of the Illimani massif at 6,438 meters. The Witches' Market in the Sagarnaga street area sells Andean ritual items alongside textiles and crafts.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Potosí Department · 17 places
Potosí Department
A colonial city at 4,090 meters with a UNESCO-listed historic center built on the wealth extracted from the Cerro Rico silver mountain that dominates the skyline. At its peak in the seventeenth century, Potosí was one of the largest cities in the Western Hemisphere and a center of baroque architecture funded by silver production. Tours of the still-operating Cerro Rico cooperative mines offer access to active tunnels and the context of Bolivia's colonial-era mining history.
✦ April to October · $
Chapter III · Santa Cruz Department · 11 places
Santa Cruz Department
Between 1696 and 1760 the Jesuits founded settlements in Bolivia's eastern lowlands modelled on the 'ideal cities' imagined by Renaissance philosophers, joining Catholic architecture to Chiquitano craft and tradition. Six survive — Concepción, San Francisco Javier, San Miguel, Santa Ana, San Rafael and San José — still living towns whose churches guard a celebrated legacy of mission Baroque music. UNESCO inscribed the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos in 1990.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Cochabamba Department · 8 places
Cochabamba Department
A valley city known for its mild climate, lively markets, and towering Cristo de la Concordia statue. It is celebrated across Bolivia for its rich culinary tradition.
✦ April to October · $
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