When you want to visit the active Cerro Rico silver mines in Potosí, you need to arrange a guided tour through a licensed agency in the city centre, usually run by former cooperative miners or people who worked there themselves. These intense excursions hand you helmets and protective gear before you go into the tight,…
Sucre is widely seen as much safer and more at ease than the busy metropolis of La Paz, with lower crime rates and a layout that feels more walkable, more controllable. Even if minor issues like pickpocketing can still show up in crowded markets or bus stations, violent crime aimed at tourists is extremely rare….
You can see more than 5,000 dinosaur footprints at the Cal Orck’o palaeontological site, which sits entirely inside the active Fancesa cement quarry just outside Sucre. It feels a bit unreal. To reach the tracks, visitors have to go through the nearby Parque Cretácico (Cretaceous Park). The park runs daily shuttle buses, called the Dino…
Top activities in Sucre include roaming around the historic Casa de la Libertad, getting panoramic city views from La Recoleta viewpoint, and checking out the huge Cal Orck’o dinosaur footprints. Past the well-known heritage spots, the city acts like a prime refuge for cultural immersion. Travellers often spend weeks on low-cost Spanish classes, moving through…
Sucre got its nickname “the White City of Bolivia” because of strict municipal rules that ask every building in the historic city centre to be painted fully white, no half measures or exceptions. This eye-catching colonial architecture, with red tile roofs and ornate iron balconies, really mirrors its Spanish Andalusian roots. The careful, pristine maintenance…
Sucre is the official constitutional capital of Bolivia, and historically it is recognised as the place where the independence of the country was formally announced. Even if La Paz acts as the de facto administrative seat of government, meaning it hosts the executive and legislative branches there, the Bolivian Constitution says, in clear terms, that…
Amazon jungle tours can be safe for children if you pick a reliable eco-lodge, go for the more visible Pampas region instead of the deeper jungle parts, and keep strict health precautions in place. The Pampas experiences are largely boat-led, so there is less physical strain and far fewer walking requirements for younger travellers. Parents…
The best time to get to the Bolivian Amazon is between June and September, right in the middle of the region’s dry season. During those months, the rainforest footpaths are a lot less muddy, and the infamous mosquito crowds feel a bit less overwhelming. Most of all, the dropping water levels make wildlife, including caimans,…
A yellow fever vaccine is strongly advised for all travellers coming to Rurrenabaque and the Bolivian Amazon, but border officials usually do not review certificates unless you show up from a place with an infection. Since the area is actively transmitting this mosquito-borne virus, both the CDC and WHO recommend inoculation at least 10 days…
Even if motorised dugout canoes are the main way to move through the deep rivers of Madidi National Park, quiet paddling safaris are less often done, mostly because the river currents stay strong and pushy. Because of that, most lodges end up using outboard motors to carry guests along the quick Tuichi River. Still, a…