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 · 12 places
Santa Cruz Department
Between 1696 and 1760, six ensembles of reducciones (settlements of Christianized Indians) inspired by the ‘ideal cities’ of the 16th-century philosophers were founded by the Jesuits in a style that married Catholic architecture with local traditions. The six that remain – San Francisco Javier, Concepción, Santa Ana, San Miguel, San Rafael and San José – make up a living heritage on the former territory of the Chiquitos.
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 · $
Regions of Bolivia
Every place in Bolivia
116 places, one country.
Salar de Uyuni
Oruro Department, Bolivia
✦ December to April (reflections), May to November (dry crust) · $
Potosí
Potosí Department, Bolivia
✦ April to October · $
Sucre
Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia
✦ April to October · $
La Paz
La Paz Department, Bolivia
✦ May to October · $
Death Road, Bolivia
La Paz Department, Bolivia
✦ May to October · $$
Madidi National Park
La Paz Department, Bolivia
✦ May to October · $$
Isla del Sol
La Paz Department, Bolivia
✦ May to October · $
Tiwanaku
La Paz Department, Bolivia
✦ May to October · $
Cordillera Real
La Paz Department, Bolivia
✦ May to September · $$
Plaza Murillo
La Paz Department, Bolivia
✦ May to September · $
Cochabamba
Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
✦ April to October · $
Lake Poopó
Oruro Department, Bolivia
✦ April to October · $
Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
✦ April to October · $
Laguna Verde
Potosi, Bolivia
✦ Dry season · $$
Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
✦ December–April · $
Historic City of Sucre
Sucre, Bolivia
✦ December–April · $
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture
Tiwanaku Municipality, Bolivia
✦ December–April · $
Fuerte de Samaipata
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bolivia
✦ December–April · $
City of Potosí
Potosí Municipality, Bolivia
✦ December–April · $
Copacabana, Bolivia
La Paz Department, Bolivia
✦ May to October · $
Isla de la Luna
La Paz Department, Bolivia
✦ May to October · $
Colchani
Potosí Department, Bolivia
✦ May to November · $
Incahuasi Island
Potosí Department, Bolivia
✦ May to November · $
Laguna Colorada
Potosí Department, Bolivia
✦ April to November · $