Tourism in Bolivia

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Chacaltaya ski slope to 5,375 masl
View of huge Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt lake[1]

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.

Gate of the Sun, Tiwanaku
Waterfall in the Torotoro National Park
Mission San José in the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos

Visitor statistics[]

Most visitors arriving to Bolivia were from the following countries of nationality:[2]

Country 2016 2015 2014
 Argentina 293,458 238,141 242,075
 Peru 271,046 293,466 314,119
 Chile 104,463 102,624 116,664
 Brazil 86,487 96,205 101,890
 United States 58,403 59,129 59,871
 Spain 37,626 34,066 33,967
 France 33,990 32,620 33,403
 Germany 30,238 34,159 30,182
 Colombia 29,575 24,314 25,560
 Paraguay 19,743 17,585 18,196
Total 1,177,455 1,131,441 1,180,450

World Heritage Site[]

In country there are six World Heritages declared by the UNESCO:

  • The ruins of the city of Tiwanaku, capital of the 6th-century empire that ruled the southern Andes
  • The city of Potosí, historic city known for its religious and civic monuments and Cerro Rico
  • The Amazon, a large rainforest and sanctuary for wildlife.
    • Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, representative place of the Amazon and its immense biodiversity, located on a large plateau, covered by vast forests and magnificent waterfalls.
    • Madidi National Park, the most diverse place in Bolivia, declared by National Geographic to be one of the 20 best places to visit in the world.
    • Toro Toro National Park, where found paleontological wealth (thousands of dinosaurs footprints), caves, waterfalls, rock paintings and other places of interest are.
  • The Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos, the only active missions of all of South America.
  • The Fort Samaipata, the big rock carved by the Incas in the foothills of the Andes as the limit of his empire.
  • The Carnival of Oruro,a festival in which Catholicism is mixed with paganism.

Destination[]

A female llama with her cria at Red Lagoon

Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake.[3]

    • 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 longest mountain range in the world, spanning the entire continent, and has exceptionally attractive regions:
    • The ski slope containing the highest restaurant in the world,[4] 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.[5]
View of footprints of dinosaurs in the Cal Orcko Cretaceous Park
  • The historic cities of:
    • Potosí with its Cerro Rico, formerly the largest deposit of silver in the world.
    • Sucre, the constitutional capital city of Bolivia, and The City of Four Names, which is home to one of the oldest universities in the Americas.
      • Cal Orcko is a paleontological site, found in the quarry of a cement factory, in the Department of Chuquisaca.
      • , where the Declaration of Independence of Bolivia remains.
      • , a Franciscan monastery, one of the first in the city.
  • The Madidi National Park, considered by National Geographic to be one of the most imprescidible places to visit in the world[citation needed], is part of the circuit of tourism in Bolivia.
  • The Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, located in the department of SantHeritage, which was on 13 December, 1991 declared a World Heritage Site. The camps Flor de Oro (the principa campl) and Los Fierros have tourist infrastructure.

In recent years, several scientific works, as , place the lost continent of Atlantis in the Bolivian altiplano (specifically , Oruro Department). These facts have led to a growing interest focused on the important archaeological riches.

Titicaca Hydrofoils
Titicaca Hydrofoils

The Beginning of Organized Tourism to Bolivia[]

, born in Romania, grew up in France and came to Bolivia in the 1950s working for the Swedish company Ericcson. It was his first visit to Bolivia where he had the opportunity to discover its beauty and natural wealth, from the Bolivian Amazon region to Lake Titicaca in the Andes. In 1958 he decided to show this beautiful destination to the world, opening the first incoming tour operator in Bolivia, Crillon Tours. Since then, Crillon Tours continues to pioneer unique experiences and curate innovative journeys for discerning travelers currently led by three generations of the Morgan family- Darius Morgan Jr., his sister, Margot Morgan and her son, Sebastian Villena Morgan.

Darius Morgan Martin is known as one of the pioneers of Tourism in South America as a destination[by whom?].

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Salar Uyuni" (in Spanish). 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Estadísticas por Actividad Económica. Turísmo
  3. ^ "The World Factbook". cia.gov. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Highest restaurant". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. ^ Vitry, Christian (September 2020). "Los Caminos Ceremoniales en los Apus del Tawantinsuyu". Chungará (Arica). 52 (3): 509–521. doi:10.4067/S0717-73562020005001802. ISSN 0717-7356.

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