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Iglesia de los Santos Desposorios
Buena Vista’s Jesuit mission was founded in 1694 as the fifth mission in the Viceroyalty of Peru, but in its current form dates from 1767. When the Jesuits were expelled from Bolivia later that year, the administration of the church passed to the bishop of Santa Cruz. Although the
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Kusijata
A 3km walk northeast along the shoreline from the end of Calles Junín or Hugo Ballivián leads to the community-run colonial manor known as Kusijata, where theres a small, dusty archaeological display. If you can see in the semi-dark - the lights are not turned on - seek out the lon
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Plaza Gral José Ballivián
Trinidad’s loveliest feature is Plaza Gral José Ballivián, with its tall, tropical trees, lush gardens and community atmosphere. You can spend a pleasant evening eating ice cream and listening to the rhythmic drone of hundreds of motorcycles orbiting around the square. In the past,
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Horca del Inca
This odd hillside gate (named the Incan Gallows by the Spaniards) is a fascinating pre-Incan astronomical observatory, surrounded by pierced rocks that permit the sun’s rays to pass through onto the lintel during the June solstice, the Aymará New Year. Locals use the event to predi
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Iglesia & Convento de San Francisco
Constructed in 1581, the Iglesia & Convento de San Francisco is Cochabamba’s second-oldest church. However major revisions and renovation occurred in 1782 and 1925, and little of the original structure remains. The attached convent and cloister were added in the 1600s. The cloi
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Museo Nacional del Arte
This stunning building was constructed in 1775 of pink Viacha granite and has been restored to its original grandeur, in mestizo (mixed) baroque and Andino baroque styles. In the center of a huge courtyard, surrounded by three stories of pillared corridors, is a lovely alabaster fo
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La Capilla de Nuestra Señora de Jerusalén
This church is a little-known Potosí gem. Originally built as a humble chapel in honor of the Virgen de Candelaria, it was rebuilt more lavishly in the 18th century. Theres a fine gilt baroque retablo (portable box with depictions of religious and historical events) – the Virgin ha
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Mesa Ceremónica
About 150m southeast of the Chincana ruins is the Mesa Ceremónica. It’s thought to have been the site of human and animal sacrifices and makes for a damned good picnic spot in modern times. East of the table stretches the large rock known as Titicaca – or, more accurately, Titi Kha
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La Catedral
Construction of La Catedral was initiated in 1564 and finally completed around 1600. The original building lasted until the early 19th century, when it mostly collapsed. Most of what is now visible is the neoclassical construction, and the building’s elegant lines represent one of
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Llama Chaqui
A challenging 19km hike around the Cerro Huayllas Orkho from Torotoro will take you to the ruins known as the Llama Chaqui (Llama’s Foot). The multilevel complex, which dates from Inca times, rambles over distinctive terraces and includes a maze of rectangular and semicircular wall
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Museo Litico Monumental
The star of the show at Tiwanakus museum is the massive 7.3m Monolito Bennett Pachamama , rescued in 2002 from its former smoggy home at the outdoor Templete Semisubterráneo in La Paz. You’ll also find a basic collection of artifacts, pottery, exhibits on the practice of cranial de
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Cementerio de Trenes
The only real attraction in Uyuni itself, the Cementerio de Trenes is a rusty collection of historic steam locomotives and rail cars dating back to the 19th century, when there was a rail-car factory in Uyuni. Today they sit decaying in the yards about 3km southwest of the modern-d
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Museo Costumbrista Juan de Vargas
The Museo Costumbrista Juan de Vargas contains art and photos, as well as some superb ceramic figurine dioramas of old La Paz. One of these is a representation of akulliko , the hour of coca-chewing; another portrays the festivities surrounding the Día de San Juan Bautista (St John
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Catedral
On the arcaded Plaza 14 de Septiembre, Cochabambas cathedral is the valley’s oldest religious structure, begun in 1571. Later additions and renovations have removed some character, but a fine eastern portal has been preserved. Inside it is light and airy, with various mediocre ceil
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Textile Museum
Fans of Bolivia’s lovely traditional weaving consider this small textile museum - Museo de Textiles Andinos Bolivianos, a must-see. Examples of the country’s finest traditional textiles (including pieces from the Cordillera Apolobamba, and the Jal’qa and Candelaria regions of the C
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Museo Antropológico Eduardo López Rivas
South of the center the Museo Antropológico Eduardo López Rivas is an anthropological and archaeological museum well worth the hike. The fascinating hodgepodge of exhibits includes mastodons, Carnaval costumes, stone-carved llama heads, mummies from the chullpares (funerary towers)
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Casa de Murillo
Once the home of don Pedro Domingo Murillo, a leader in the La Paz Revolution of July 16, 1809, the Casa de Murillo displays collections of colonial art and furniture, textiles, medicines, musical instruments and household items of glass and silver that once belonged to Bolivian ar
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Musef
Housed in the impressive former Banco Nacional building, this new museum brings together a series of fascinating displays that vividly illustrate the great diversity of Bolivia’s ethnic cultures. On the ground floor is a professionally presented display of masks with over 50 origin
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El Mausoleo del Che
In 1997, nearly 30 years after Che’s death, one of the soldiers who carried out the burial revealed that his body lay beneath Vallegrande’s airstrip. The spot is marked by a mausoleum adorned with the stereotypical smiling image of Che that beams out across the valley. The Bolivian
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Museo Sacro, Folklórico, Arqueológico y Minero
An excellent double museum attached to the Santuario de la Virgen del Socavón. The tour descends from the church down an old mining tunnel lined with mining tools and representations of the devilish El Tío, spirit of the underground. Upstairs are a variety of archaeological and fol
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