Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ACCOMMODATION
PARQUE NACIONAL CERRO TUNARI
If you want to scale Cerro Tunari independently, you will need to take your own camping
gear, food and water supplies, as public transport timings do not allow you to do the ascent
in one day.
QUILLACOLLO
Eco Hotel Spa Planeta de Luz
5km north of Quillacollo 04 4261234,
planetade-
hippy vibe. There are options for most budgets - including clean dorms, smart private rooms
and romantic cabins - as
well a
s a pool, sauna, spa
treatm
ents and restaurant specialising in
vegetarian cuisine. Dorms
Bs55
;
doubles and cabins
Bs240
INCALLAJTA
There are good camping spots at the ruins, but you'll have to bring your own tent, plus all the
food and water you will need for your trip.
TOTORA
Hostal Colonial
Just uphill from the central plaza; no phone.
If you want to spend the night
here
, the unmarked
Hostal Colonial
is one of a handful of basic but decent lodges in town.
Bs30
Parque Nacional Torotoro
Some 130km south of Cochabamba,
PARQUE NACIONAL TOROTORO
protects a re-
mote and sparsely inhabited stretch of the arid, scrubby landscape that is characteristic of the
eastern foothills and valleys of the Andes. Covering just 164 square kilometres around the
village of the same name, Torotoro is Bolivia's smallest national park, but what it lacks in
size it makes up for with its powerful scenery and varied attractions. The park encompasses
a high,
hanging valley
and deep eroded
canyons
, ringed by low mountains whose twisted
geological formations are strewn with fossils, dinosaur footprints and labyrinthine limestone
cave complexes. In addition, the park's woodland supports considerable wildlife - including
flocks of parakeets and the rare and beautiful red-fronted macaw, found only in this particu-
lar region of Bolivia - while ancient rock paintings and pre-Inca ruins reveal a long-standing
human presence. The main attractions are the limestone caves of
Umajallanta
, the beautiful,
waterfall-filled
Torotoro Canyon
, and hiking expeditions to the pre-Inca ruined fortress of
Llama Chaqui
. Two days are generally enough to see the main attractions though it's worth
taking longer if you want to explore the area more fully.
