Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Highlights
1
Oruro Carnaval
One of South America's most colourful folkloric fiestas, the Oruro
Carnaval features thousands of dancers in extravagant devil costumes.
2
Casa Real de la Moneda
The monumental former royal mint in Potosí houses Bolivia's
best museum and numerous stunning examples of colonial religious art.
3
Churches of Potosí
The highest city in the world boasts exceptional Spanish colonial-era
architecture and some of the most outstanding churches in the Americas.
4
Cerro Rico
A journey into the labyrinthine Cerro Rico mines offers the chance to witness
working conditions of incredible harshness, as well as the bizarre customs and beliefs that
help the miners survive them.
5
Salar de Uyuni
Perhaps Bolivia's most extraordinary landscape, featuring the world's
biggest salt lake - a vast expanse of dazzling white surrounded by mountains.
