Number of foreign tourists in Bolivia
View of huge Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt lake[1]
Tourism in Bolivia is one of the economic sectors of the country. According to data from the National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (INE), there were over 1.24 million tourists that visited the country in 2020, making Bolivia the ninth most visited country in South America.[2][3][4] the 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
World Heritage Site
In the 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
Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake.[5]
- 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,[6] 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.[7]
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.
- Casa de la Libertad, where the Declaration of Independence of Bolivia remains.
- La Recoleta, 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, 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 principal camp) and Los Fierros have tourist infrastructure.
See also
- Visa policy of Bolivia
- List of national parks of Bolivia
- Visitor attractions in Bolivia (category)
- Aquicuana Reserve
- Lake Titicaca
- Uyuni
References
- ↑ "Salar Uyuni" (in Spanish). 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ↑ "International tourism, number of arrivals - Bolivia". World Bank Open Data. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "Estadísticas de flujo de visitantes". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (in Spanish). Ministerio de Planidicación del Desarrollo. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "The 11 Most Visited Countries in South America". Worldly Adventurer. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "The World Factbook". cia.gov. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ↑ "Highest restaurant". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ 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.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bolivia.
- Tourism in Bolivia
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