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Museo Etno
Located at the entrance to the Parque El Arenal on Beni and 6 de Agosto is the Museo Etno-Folklórico, which has a small collection of traditional art and artifacts from several camba cultures including Guaraní, Mojeño, Ayoreo and Chiquitano.
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Former Jesuit Church
The ornate and beautiful bell tower, on what remains of the former Jesuit church , was completed in 1707 after the collapse of the original church. Both the tower and the doorway are adorned with examples of Mestizo baroque ornamentation.
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Castillo de Moisés Navajas
The exterior of this oddly prominent and deteriorating private mansion is worth a look for its garish blue-and-white-striped extravagance. It’s still inhabited and is occasionally open for informal tours – check with the Infotur office.
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Santa Teresa Convent
The fascinating Santa Teresa Convent was founded in 1685 and is still home to a small community of Carmelite nuns. One of them is an architect, and has directed a superb restoration project that has converted part of the sizable building into a museum.
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YPFB Plant
Camiri is damn proud of its YPFB plant. There’s no formal tour, but if you’re keen to visit get up at the crack of dawn and roll up at 8am and they might let you look around. Don’t miss the Petrolero (Oil Worker) monument in the middle of Av Petrolero.
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Arte al Aire Libre
La Paz Mayor Juan del Granado created Arte al Aire Libre. This wonderful open-air art gallery features around 15 giant artworks that focus on La Paz and surrounds, from images of Illimani to notable painters of La Paz. Works change every three months.
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Alcaldía Museum
The main square, Plaza General Enrique Peñaranda , is Sorata’s showcase. Upstairs in the town hall on the plaza is the free Alcaldía Museum , containing a number of artifacts from the Inca Marka site near Laguna Chillata, and an exhibit of old festival clothing.
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Iglesia de San Juan
The Iglesia de San Juan was constructed in 1632 and it was here that the Spanish signed their surrender to the liberation army after the Batalla de la Tablada. The garden serves as a mirador (lookout) over Tarija and its dramatic backdrop of brown mountains.
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Vesty Pakos Zoo
After a traipse around Valle de la Luna, you can also visit the village of Mallasa, popular among paceños on weekends. Just east of Mallasa is La Paz’s spacious, but sorely underfunded, Vesty Pakos Zoo . Animal lovers may be upset by the poor conditions, however.
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Arcos de Cobija
Potosís elaborate colonial architecture merits a stroll around the narrow streets to take in the ornate doorways and façades, as well as the covered wooden balconies that overhang the streets. Architecturally notable are the Arcos de Cobija on the street of the same name.
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Iglesia de San Roque
Architecturally, Tarija’s most unusual church and major landmark is the bright, white 1887 Iglesia de San Roque. Dedicated to the city’s patron saint, the church sits on the hill at the end of Trigo, lording it over the town. Its balcony once served as a lookout post.
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Museo Taypi
Museo Taypi is a small, privately run cultural museum within the grounds of Hotel Rosario with a small but lovely collection of antiquities and cultural displays on the region. Here youll also find Jalsuri, a fair-trade craft shop selling quality artesanía (handcrafts).
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Templete Semisubterráneo & Museo al Aire Libre
The open-pit museum opposite the stadium contains replicas of statues from Tiwanaku’s Templete Semisubterráneo. Only worth seeing if you cant visit Tiwanaku itself. If you have some time while youre here, hoof your way up to the Killi Killi lookout for breathtaking views.
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Rocas de Dalí
Where the route splits about 20km south of Sol de Mañana, the more scenic left fork climbs up and over a 5000m pass, then up a stark hillside dotted with the enormous Rocas de Dalí, which appear to have been meticulously placed by the surrealist master Salvador himself.
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Museo San Francisco
The cloisters and garden of the Museo San Francisco, adjacent to the basilica, beautifully revive the history and art of the city’s landmark. There are heavenly religious paintings, historical artifacts, an interesting anteroom and a God-like, if quirky, view from the roof.
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Las Cuevas
If you walk upstream on a clear path away from the road, you’ll reach two lovely waterfalls that spill into eminently swimmable lagoons bordered by sandy beaches. About 100m beyond here is a third waterfall, the biggest of the set. You can also camp here for a small fee.
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Torre de la Compañía de Jesús
The ornate and beautiful bell tower, on what remains of the former Jesuit church, was completed in 1707 after the collapse of the original church. Both the tower and the doorway are adorned with examples of mestizo baroque ornamentation. Also the location of the Sucre tourist offic
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Lucha Libre
To fighting of a different kind, one of the most popular local attractions in El Alto is the Lucha Libre , which are wrestling matches where theatrical males and acrobatic cholitas play to the crowds. It’s on at the Polifuncional de la Ceja de El Alto, a multifunctional sports stad
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Tribunal del Inca
North of the cemetery on the southeastern outskirts of town is this sadly neglected site of artificially sculpted boulders. Its original purpose is unknown, but there are several carved stones with asientos (seats), basins and hornecinos (niches), which probably once contained idol
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Mirador Loma de San Juan
This park area above the tree-covered slopes of the Loma de San Juan provides a grand city view and makes it a favorite with smooching students. Climb uphill to the end of Bolívar, then turn right behind the hill and follow the footpath up the slope that faces away from the city.
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