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LA PAZ THE ESSENCE OF BOLIVIA
Duration: 6 days
highlights: CULTURE-NATURE
LOCATION: LA PAZ BOLIVIA
Day 1. LA PAZ
El Alto Airport is located roughly 14 km from the city centre with look-out points set along the length of the main route providing exceptional views of the city and the snow-capped mountain chain of the Cordillera Real. Transfer to the hotel.
Free day.
Overnight in La Paz
DAY 2. LA PAZ
After breakfast we will discover the city of La Paz starting with a walk through the ‘Witches’ Market’, where you can see different ingredients used in age-old ceremonies and rituals, then we will visit the city’s main sites: the San Francisco Church, museums (Jaen street) and continue our tour as far as the Plaza Murillo, where the Legislative and Government Palaces are found. Later we will go through residential neighbourhoods to the Valley of the Moon located in the south part of the city.
Overnight in La Paz
Day 3. LA PAZ - COROICO
After breakfast we will drive to the small town of Coroico located in the subtropical area north of La Paz, surrounded by numerous coffee, bananas, citrus fruits and coca plantations. The 3-hour journey down to the Yungas passes through dramatic changing landscapes. This offers a complete vision of the ecological strata that exist in the region. You will be captivated by panoramic views of singular beauty, with the majesty of peaks that reach as high as 4,700 m, contrasting with the 1,700 m found upon arrival in Coroico. After savouring a tropical lunch we will visit the outskirts of this community.
Overnight in Coroico
Day 4. COROICO
The following morning, after a typical breakfast we will walk to Uchumani from which the Yungas valleys divide into north and south. In the afternoon after lunch we will visit the village of Santa Barbara and the natural hot springs of Vagante. In the evening we return to the city of La Paz.
Overnight in La Paz
Day 5. LA PAZ - TIWANAKU
Early departure from the city of La Paz and travel to Tiwanaku. We will make a short stop in Laja, where the city of La Paz was first founded. Later we will come to the archaeological site of Tiwanaku, where incomparable examples of this culture can be appreciated: the Gateway of the Sun, the Pyramid of Akapana, Temple of Kalasasaya and the Semi-subterranean Temple. There will also be a visit to this archaeological site’s museum, and the tour includes a walk through the village of Tiwanaku to visit the church, where pieces of incalculable historical-cultural value can be observed. After lunch we move on to Puma Punku and the “Sukacollos” (raised fields).
Overnight in La Paz
Day 6. LA PAZ
Transfer out
Itinerary Map
SUGGESTED HOTELS
COMFORT
LA PAZ: LA CASONA
COROICO: LOS GIRASOLES
SUPERIOR
LA PAZ: CASA GRANDE
COROICO: VIEJO MOLINO
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just a sample of what you´ll see during this program
