Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Activities
Hiking
The
Choro trek
ends near Coroico. You can always do the trail backwards, and just take a
day hike.
It can get extremely hot while hiking, so carry plenty of water. You should also bring
bug spray, and consider wearing long sleeves and pants, as well as bringing a headlamp
along. Single travelers - especially women - should check with their hotels about the se-
curity situation before heading out.
Cerro Uchumachi Walk
For pretty views head uphill toward Hotel Esmeralda and on up to
El Calvario
Offline map
Google map
,
an easy 20-minute hike. At El Calvario the
Stations of the Cross
lead to a
grassy knoll and chapel. There are two good trailheads from El Calvario. The one to the
left leads to the
cascadas
, a trio of waterfalls 5km (or two hours' walk) beyond the chapel
- bring a guide or travel in a group as assaults have occurred on this trail. The trail to the
right leads to
Cerro Uchumachi
, which affords terrific valley views.
HIKING
El Vagante
A good day's walk will take you to and from El Vagante, an area of natural stone swim-
ming holes in the
Río Santa Bárbara
. Follow the road toward Coripata for about two
hours. Turn left at a fork in the road and head steeply downhill past Hacienda Miraflores;
at the second fork, bear right (the left fork goes to Santa Ana). After two hours along this
route, which features a stretch with some
pre-Columbian terraces
, you'll reach a cement
bridge. Turn right before the bridge and follow the river downstream for 20 minutes to a
series of swimming holes and waterfalls. The water isn't drinkable, so carry water or puri-
fication tablets - and bear in mind that the return route is uphill all the way!
WALKING, SWIMMING
Mountain Biking
La Paz agencies take you down the World's Most Dangerous Road (see boxed text,
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nearby attractions.
Cross Country Coroico
MOUNTAIN BIKING
