A complete list of tourist attractions in Bolivia

Bolivia is located in central South America, with an area of 1098581 square kilometers. It is a landlocked country and has a temperate climate. The altitude is 3627 meters and the average annual temperature is 14℃. Some people call Bolivia "the Xizang of South America" because it is also located on a large plateau and its landforms are quite similar. In fact, the altitude of La Paz is about 200 meters higher than Lhasa, making it the highest capital in the world; the altitude of La Paz Airport is about 800 meters higher than Lhasa Gongga Airport, making it the highest international airport in the world.

Bolivia's natural scenery is also changeable: the endless and mirror-like salt lakes are the best in the world, and the multi-colored plateau lakes are eye-opening; however, a road that claims to be the most dangerous in the world takes tourists from the cold and dead Highlands to the vibrant subzone rainforest. Volcanoes, deserts, jungles and the world's largest salt lake... these make up Bolivia. No matter which time, just stepping into Bolivia means entering an exciting country of adventure.

Sucre

Sucre is the legal capital of Bolivia and the seat of the Supreme Court. It is located in the Cachimayo Valley at the eastern foot of the Eastern Cordillera Mountains. It is surrounded by two peaks, one is Skesca Mountain and the other is Qunkla Mountain. Sucre is 2790 meters above sea level. Because the main buildings and residential buildings in the city are white, the city is known as the "White City". The city of Sucre was originally an Indian village named Chuquisaca. The city of Sucre is built in an open, unobstructed right-angled grid, and due south of the square is the white neoclassic-style building "Freedom House".

It is a miracle that the ancient city of Sucre played an important role in the national independence movement, and at the same time it was spared the ravages of war. Sucre, the "white city", is now quietly writing the annual rings of history. The numerous towers and bell towers created by religious groups are combined with monuments to form diverse styles such as Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Mixed, Neoclassical and Classical. The buildings of the city of Sucre are usually white and use brick corners, balconies, cast iron plaid patterns and wooden shutters. The architecture combines the success of local Latin American styles and foreign styles introduced from Spain. It is one of the rich cultural heritage of mankind.

Potosí City

The city of Potosí in Bolivia is 3967 meters above sea level and located at the foot of the Serorico Mountains in the Andes. It is the tallest city in the world and was included in the World Heritage List in 1987. Due to the high terrain, the climate is cold and dry, the average annual temperature is 10 ° C, and the annual precipitation is only 380 mm. However, there are rich mineral deposits nearby, rich in lead, tin and copper, making it a famous mining capital. The city has preserved a large number of intact colonial buildings, with several narrow and winding streets leading from the central square, surrounded by colonial government courtyards, city halls, mint and cathedral.

There are also relics in the city such as the market town of Casa de la Moneda, the Church of San Lorenzo, the aristocratic residential area and the workers 'residential area. The buildings in the central square are a mixture of Baroque and Matian styles. The secular buildings of Potosí are rich in neoclassical or romantic style. There are many religious buildings in the ancient city, including the Church of Graka, the Church of Juan Batista, the Church of Dokamo, the Church of Neves, the Church of San Bento, etc. The main buildings in the ancient city are connected to each other; the streets are winding and rise and fall naturally with the change of terrain; as a result, many small squares are formed at the confluence of streets and in the open space in front of the church. The ancient buildings are hidden among the dense palm trees, making the city look even more graceful.

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz is located in the eastern part of Bolivia, near the Pilai River. It is the largest city in Bolivia and the capital of the province of Santa Cruz. Founded in 1561, the city is currently one of the fastest growing cities in the world, Bolivia's most important commercial center, and one of the most popular immigrant cities in the world.

Santa Cruz has a savanna climate with an average annual temperature of 23 degrees. It has a pleasant climate and is very suitable for human habitation, making it popular among immigrants. The city provides a vast cultural and artistic space, from natural history to religious art, from ancient art to the latest contemporary art, allowing an overview of the city's development history, culture and art. Museums are a major feature of the city. You can visit the Guarani Museum, the Museum of Art and Archaeology, the Independent Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Santa Cruz Cultural Center, etc.

Chiquitos Jesus Mission Area

The Chiquitos Jesus Mission Area is located in the southwest of the province of Santa Cruz. It is said that 10 "demoted" Jesuit priests were influenced by the philosophers 'concept of an ideal city in the 16th century. They established a mission in the former Chiquitos territory from 1696 to 1760. The mission combines Catholic and traditional architecture and is a legacy composed of six castles: San Francisco Havel, Concepcion, Santa Annia, San Miguel, San Raphael and Santa Jos.

These six castles are connected by roads and also connected by developed railways. The average altitude here is about 500 meters, and these castles represent the development and evolution of the Church of Jesus, which emerged during the 17th and 18th centuries. This specially protected area only allows access to the local indigenous population, so only local people are entitled to enjoy large-scale political and religious independence movements. The existence of these missions is unique testimony to the significant activities related to social and cultural progress that have occurred here.

Yonggas Road

Yunga Road is also translated as Yunjia Road, Junga Highway, and Yanggus Highway. It is a mountainous road in Yunga, northeast of La Paz, the seat of the central government of Bolivia in South America. This section passes through North Yonggas Road halfway through, with a total length of 69 kilometers. Due to the frequent occurrence of accidents involving falling into the valley, the death toll remains high, so it is called the "Death Highway". Its extremely dangerous and legendary color led to it being named "the most dangerous road in the world" by the Inter-American Development Bank in 1995.

The North Yungas Highway connects La Paz in western Bolivia to Coroico in the Andes. This road includes extremely dangerous cliffs, a width that only allows one-way driving, narrow spaces for staggered vehicles, dense winding corners, and almost no guardrails. In addition, fog and rain degrade visibility, and the muddy road surface increases the chance of slipping on this road. On average, there is a fatal accident every few weeks on this road, and it is estimated that 200 to 300 passengers die on this road every year.

Although the North Yungas Highway is dangerous, ironically it has become a tourist destination since the 1990s, attracting about 25000 tourists who come here for excitement. Many travel operators now host such activities and provide relevant information, guided tours, shipping, equipment and other services. In 2009, the BBC TV program Top Gear aired "Top Gear: Bolivia Special" in episode 6 of its 14th season. The three program hosts drove a total of 1610 kilometers in used cars they had purchased from the rainforest of Bolivia to the Pacific coast, including the dangerous North Yungas Road.

Tiahuaco Site

The Tiahuaco site is a Bolivian Indian ancient cultural site located on a plateau at an altitude of about 4000 meters, about 20 kilometers south of Lake Titicaca at the junction of Bolivia and Peru in South America. The ancient city was originally built on the lake. Later, as the lake gradually receded, the ruins discovered are now 20 kilometers away from the lake. The Tiawanaco site contains a large number of religious buildings, paintings and carvings, and highly developed ancient Indian culture.

This site is tightly built of huge rocks weighing dozens of tons or even hundreds of tons. The broken walls, giant stone statues, stone tablets, rolling stone walls and huge rocks scattered everywhere in the site can make people imagine the prosperity of this religious resort at that time. The Gate of the Sun is one of the most famous monuments in ancient America and an outstanding example of the Tiahuaco culture.

The Akapana Pyramid is the largest building in the site. The bottom plane of the tower is rectangular and is 180 meters long and 140 meters long. The tower body was built with the help of a small hill with stones on the outer layer. There are several architectural relics of different forms on the top of the tower. There is also a building similar to an underground reservoir. The pyramid is not only majestic, but also has many exquisite humanoid stone statues among the slabs and stones on the tower body. According to calculations by Bolivian scholars who have studied the Tiahuaco culture throughout their lives, the ancient city may have been built 17,000 years ago.

Samaipata Archaeological Site

The Samaipata archaeological site consists of two parts: the Erfoote site is located on the east side of the Andes Mountains in Bolivia, at an altitude of about 1900 meters; and the small town of Samaipata site is located in the city of Cochabamba and between the Santa Cruz factory, the two sites are about 6 kilometers apart. The entire building complex has an area of about 40 hectares. On December 2, 1998, at the World Heritage Committee held in Tokyo, Japan, members listed it as a "World Heritage Site."

The site contains many carvings and is believed to have been the center of rituals held in ancient towns (14th to 16th centuries AD), and the mountains of the southern mountains constitute administrative and residential areas. The town stands high above, and the many carved rocks are unique, testifying to prehistoric traditions and beliefs that are not similar elsewhere in America. Archaeologists have discovered an archaeological complex under rocks where dense semi-tropical plants grow. The Samaipata archaeological site clearly reveals the center of the Inca rituals and the residential sites of early residents who migrated from the plateau and the eastern lowlands.

Noor Kempfmercado National Park

Noor Kempfmercado National Park covers an area of 1523000 hectares and is the largest national park in the Amazon Basin with the fewest traces of humans. The entire park ranges from 200 meters to about 1000 meters above sea level with a large span, thus creating the rich landforms of Noor Kempfmercado National Park, from the Serrado Plain to the forest to the alpine evergreen Amazon forest.

The history of the park can be traced back to the Precambrian era 100 million years ago. The park is rich and diverse in biological species, including more than 4000 species of plants, 139 species of mammals, 620 species of birds, 74 species of reptiles, 62 species of amphibians and 254 species of fish and a large number of endangered plant species that continue to thrive on earth. Noor Kempfmercado National Park is the largest wild land in the tropics that has not been destroyed by humans. The special natural environment here provides good living conditions for various organisms. The tropical rainforests, clear rivers, rushing waterfalls, and endless grasslands in the park constitute a beautiful and spectacular natural scene in northeastern Bolivia.

Lake Corolada

Lake Corolada, also known as the "Red Lake", is located in the southwest of the Altiplano Plateau. There are many borax islands in the lake. The white color of these islands is cleverly matched with the reddish color of the Red Lake, thus forming a beautiful landscape. The red color of the red lake is due to the setting off of some red sediments and algae in the lake. In addition, because the lake water is rich in sodium, magnesium, borax, gypsum and other substances, some plankton have grown well, so the entire lake water was dyed with a faint red color.

The red and white lake is like an oil painting. The red and white are painted both abstract and subtle, making people sigh at the magic of nature. Red Lake is also the habitat of flamingos. Algae in the lake provides abundant food for the rare James flamingos, as well as Chilean flamingos and Andean flamingos, so they all make nests by the lake. There are only 50,000 James flamingos in the world, of which 30,000 make their homes here every summer. In addition, more than 50 other bird species also make their homes in Red Lake.

of Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca is located on the Coyo Plateau at the junction of Bolivia and Peru. It is known as the "Pearl of the Plateau". Lake Titicaca is high above sea level and is not frozen, and is inland but not salty. Lake Titicaca is the highest and largest freshwater lake in South America. The lake reaches an altitude of 3821 meters, the lake area is about 8300 square kilometers, the average water depth is 140-180 meters, the deepest point reaches 280 meters, and the average water temperature is 13℃.

There are 51 islands in the lake, including Rijima and Yujima, most of which are inhabited. The largest island, Titicaca, has temple ruins from the Inca era. It was regarded as a sacred place in the Inca era, and still retains the remnants of former temples and palaces. The Lake Titicaca region of China is the origin of potatoes cultivated by Indians. The Indians have always regarded Lake Titicaca as a "sacred lake." Surrounded by mountains, the summit is covered with snow all year round, lakes and mountains, and the scenery is very beautiful. It is a tourist destination.

Lake Titicaca is surrounded by snowy peaks, and the lake water is constantly replenished by alpine ice and snow melt water, so the lake water is not salty; because the lake is located in the shield of the Andes Mountains, the tall Andes Mountains block the invasion of cold air, so the lake water is not frozen all year round. Lake Titicaca is rich in fish and birds, fish and shrimp in the lake are numerous, water birds and moose gather on the island, dense water plants grow around the bottom of the lake and cattails, and fish swim in the water.

Uyuni Salt Marsh

The Uyuni Salt Marsh, also known as the "Land of the Sky", is located in the small town of Uyuni in southwestern Bolivia. It is said that it was formed during the uplift of the Andes Mountains. It is about 250 kilometers long from east to west and about 100 kilometers wide from north to south. With an area of 10582 square kilometers, it is the world's largest salt marsh, rich in rock salt and gypsum.

The unique scenery and peaceful environment of the Uyuni Salt Marsh make it a dream place for many travel enthusiasts. The endless white world attracts tourists from all over the world. Every winter, it is filled with rainwater to form a shallow lake, and every summer, the water dries up, leaving a mineral crust mainly composed of salt, with a thickness of 6 meters in the middle. People can drive across the lake, especially after rain. The lake acts like a mirror, reflecting the suffocating sky scenery. The Yuni Salt Marsh not only has extremely beautiful natural scenery, but also a paradise for many rare animals and plants. The cactus, rare hummingbirds, and pink flamingos have been growing for thousands of years. Their figures have added to the Uyuni Salt Marsh. Full of vitality.

Since the Uyuni Salt Marsh is a natural salt field, local residents are popular in salt mining in economic activities. Local people often build many small salt dunes about 1 meter long to dry them in the sun, or use axes to cut out tens of centimeters to 1 meter cube. In addition to being sent to nearby refining factories for processing, these crude salts are also used by local people as building materials for houses.