page_title: Tourism in Bolivia
section_title: Destination
hierarchical_section_title: Tourism in Bolivia / Destination
caption_attribution_description: Vista de la Laguna Colorada en el departamento de Potosí, Bolivia.
context_page_description: Bolivia is a country with great tourism potential, with many attractions, due to its diverse culture, geographic regions rich history and food. In particular, the salt flats at Uyuni are a major attraction.
context_section_description: Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake.
  The Isla del Sol, the sacred place of the Incas and birthplace of the founders of the Inca Empire, Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo
  The Isla de la Luna, another sacred place of the Incas near the Isla del Sol.
  Copacabana, a small town on the shores of Titicaca, home to the Virgin of Copacabana, crowned queen of Bolivia.
  The Andes, the largest mountain range in the world spanning the entire continent, and has exceptionally attractive regions:
  The highest ski slope in the world, called Chacaltaya.
  The highest mountain in the country: Nevado Sajama, with the highest forest in the world.
  The salt flats of Uyuni and Coipasa, the largest salt flats in the world.
  Bolivia also is the only country in the world in having the only hotel totally fabricated of salt, found in the Uyuni.
  The lakes Green lake and Red Lagoon, the sanctuary of the Andean flamingos with one of the largest active volcanoes in the world, the Licancabur.
  The historic cities of:
  Potosí with its Cerro Rico, formerly the largest deposits of silver of the world.
  Sucre, the capital city of the four names, in which up the first cry for freedom in South America, and is also home to one of the oldest universities in the Americas.
  Cal Orcko is paleontological site, found in the quarry of a cement factory, in the Department of Chuquisaca. It is the site with footprints of dinosaurs most important in the world, containing over 5,000 footprints of 294 species of dinosaurs.
  Casa de la Libertad, where the Declaration of Independence of Bolivia remains.
  La Recoleta, a Franciscan monastery, one of the first in the city.
  The Madidi National Park considered by National Geographic as one of the imprescidibles places to visit in the world, is part of the circuit of tourism in Bolivia. It is characterized by being one of the most biodiverse parks, flora, and fauna as well as ecological levels as it goes from the perpetual snows to the Amazon basin and harboring ethnic communities in its territory.
  The Noel Kempff Mercado National Park located in the department of Santa Cruz, on 13 December 1991 was declared a World Heritage Site. The camps Flor de Oro (the principal) and Los Fierros have tourist infrastructure.
  In recent years, several scientific works, as James M. Allen, locate the lost continent of Atlantis in the Bolivian altiplano (specifically Pampa Aullagas, Oruro Department). These facts have led to a growing interest focused on the important archaeological riches.
caption: Red Lagoon
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