La Paz,
the largest city of the country is located at 3.632 meters
above the sea level and it is the highest capital of the world,
with the peak Illimani covered with snow in background (6.402
meters). The city has many museums, restaurants, places of
entertainment and offers modern and comfortable hotels.
Close attractions are the Lake Titicaca, the area of Los Yungas,
between the Amazonian altiplano and low grounds, the ski resort
of Chacaltaya, with the highest track of the world, and the
rock formations of the Valley of Luna.
Cochabamba
is known as the garden city because it is located in a fertile
valley at 2.558 meters above the sea level. It is proud of
its long tradition of local and folk culture.
The state
of Santa Cruz is rich in natural resources, the city, in spite
of modernization, preserved its colonial past and is characterized
for its ethnic diversity (due to the great quantity of immigrants
which arrived these last years).
Santa Cruz divides many vineyards with its Argentinian and
Brazilian neighbors and is connected with them by rail. It
is the Bolivian city which developed these last years and
it is the center of the economic development of the country.
This area is also rich in tradition and in folklore and the
proximity of the tropical jungle offers many opportunities
to in love with the activities to the free air (fishing, swimming,
etc). It is imperatively necessary to taste the culinary richnesses
of the area.
Potosi
known as the imperial city, was founded in 1545 after the
discovery of the money seams in Cerro Rico, which will become
the most productive money mines of the world and which supplied
the Spanish crown during two centuries. In the beginnings
of the colonial period, Potosi was the most inhabited most
important capital and of all the continent. Today it is a
large monument which commemorates its history: the Royal House
of Moneda.
Oruro
is a traditional mining center which preserves many relics
of its colonial past. It is one of the culturally most animated
cities. One of the expressions most extraordinary and faithful
to its folklore is, Diablada, saturdays of the Carnival (février/mars),
with processions of masked devils.
Sweeten,
in the state of Chuquisaca, is the city where the independence
of the country was proclaimed, and its own name, Sucre, commemorate
the General who started the movement of independence. It is
still the official capital of the country and is the seat
of the Supreme Court although the government is in Paz. The
city is rich in museums, libraries and historical files. There
are the Cathedral and its Museum (the Museum of the Church),
the National Library, the Colonial Museum, the Anthropological
Museum, the Museum of the Natural History and the Church of
Recoleta.
Tarija,
with 1.957 meters above the sea level, has an excellent climate,
it is festive and hospital. With its splendid flowers and
its fine wines, Tarija is the ideal place to find peace and
peace.
The states
of Beni and Pando, to the heart of the Bolivian jungle, offer
to the visitor hot and coloured landscapes. The "Dorado"
Pantiti offers many navigable rivers and an ideal road to
carry out excursions on the ground and water. It is a good
zone for the practice of hunting and fishing. The principal
cities of the area are Trinidad and Cobija.
