Tourism in Bolivia

Salar de Uyuni is billed as the largest salt desert in the world with a total area of 12000 km  ² and an average height of 3,650 meters (11,975ft), placed in   Potosí to 170Km (105 Mi.) from the capital and is visited each year for more than 60000 tourists from around the world.   In wet weather the salt is covered with a layer of water and acts as a mirror There are many ways to get here: by train to Uyuni, minibuses and buses on the road, or plane from the cities of Sucre, La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz.   The trip can last 7 hours from La  Paz,   depending on whether it is rainy season,   but can also be reached from Villazon to Uyuni which are observed in unforgettable landscapes where even brought some of them seem from another planet.   Once in the town of Uyuni, touristic packages sellers come to one offering these packages from   Bs 150 to Bs 850 ($us. 30 - 130) depending on the number of days and number of attractions you want to visit.   Packages can include lodging, foo

Located 4000 meters above sea level, the Titicaca is the  highest navigable  lake in the world,  each year thousands of tourists and visitors from around the country and the world come to Copacabana to see another side of the country or pilgrimage to the church, whose patron saint is the Virgin of Copacabana. The tour usually starts very early near the general cemetery of La Paz from where buses, minibuses and small cars departs to this city of contrasts.   The passage can vary between 20 and 25 Bs. (3 or 4 $us) depending on date and Bolivian demand for tickets.   Once on board, transport rises from 3600 meters from the city of La Paz to  4000 in El Alto  and then continue their journey through the highlands where there are snow-capped montains as the Illimani, Huayna Potosi, Mururata and others. At the same time we can see several towns on the road as Batallas -cradle of "marraqueta"- where you can visit some local fairs on weekends, these are tubers such as potatoes, chuño