Compared to its Latin American neighbours, Bolivia remains relatively untouched by mass tourism, allowing visitors to really get under its skin. Locals go about their daily business wearing traditional dress, exhibiting a strong belief in their culture and traditions; llamas graze high in the Andes while condors soar overhead, and colonial plazas overlooked by grand churches are a hive of activity.

Bolivia’s long and often-turbulent history is visible in its towns and cities. Sucre and La Paz, Bolivia’s twin capitals, and Potosi, a colonial-era mining town which provided the Spanish with precious silver, recall the European influences of the 17th and 18th centuries, while elsewhere, the “New Andean” architecture that has come to define Bolivia’s second city, El Alto, seeks to draw on the nation’s pre-European Aymaran and Incan traditions.

Beyond its cities and towns, Bolivia boasts stunningly varied landscapes, from the imposing Andean Mountains to the vast salt flats at Uyuni and the flamingo-flecked lagoons of the southern Altiplano. Lake Titicaca, home to the sacred Sun and Moon Islands, is one of South America’s great natural wonders, while keen walkers will delight in exploring the complex network of Inca trails that connect the many snow-capped peaks of the Cordillera Real range.

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