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Lago Titicaca
A vast, striking blue expanse standing at 3810m, the lake is dotted with sac-
red islands and surrounded by snow-capped mountains.
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Salar de Uyuni
and the
Reserva de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa
Best visited togeth-
er, the world's largest salt lake and this stunning high-altitude reserve have a desolate, other-
worldly beauty.
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Potosí
The highest city on earth has a tragic history, stunningly preserved colonial archi-
tecture and a legendary silver mine.
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Sucre
Bolivia's most appealing city has a welcoming atmosphere, atmospheric white-
washed buildings, leafy plazas, and a year-round spring-like climate.
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The Jesuit missions of Chiquitos
These Jesuit-founded towns in remote eastern Bolivia
boast a series of stunning churches and a fascinating history.
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Rurrenabaque and the Amazon
Perfectly sited on the Río Beni, buzzing Rurrenabaque
has the biodiverse wonders of the Amazon on its doorstep.
NATURE AND WILDLIFE
For travellers who want to explore the country's stunning natural diversity, this three-and-a-
half-week tour takes in the country's key national parks and protected areas.
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Yungas
,
Cordillera Real
and
Cordillera Apolobamba
This Andean region is home to
several excellent treks along pre-Columbian trails.
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Salar de Uyuni
and
Reserva de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa
Blindingly white lakes
of salt, volcanic peaks and colonies of flamingos are just a few of the attractions at these two
protected areas.
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Cordillera de Chichas
A stark landscape of cactus-strewn badlands and canyons, evocat-
ive of the Wild West.
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Parque Nacional Amboró
This park is home to over 830 different types of birds - the
highest number of any protected area in the world - including the cock-of-the-rock.
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Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado
Remote, inaccessible and truly spectacular, this
national park is a lost world of diverse ecosystems and abundant animal and bird life.
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Parque Nacional Madidi
Perhaps Bolivia's most famous national park, Madidi is readily
accessible and amazingly biodiverse -the flora and fauna includes pink river dolphins.
INDIGENOUS CULTURE AND SPANISH
COLONIALISM
This two-week tour allows you to explore Bolivia's cultural, artistic and musical diversity, as
well as its distinct Spanish colonial heritage.
