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Tips for visiting Bolivia?
Hello,
I'm planning on traveling to Bolivia for one week in the late part of November - unfortunatley pretty short... As I have never been in that area of South America, I'd like some suggestions on what to do/where to go. I'll be arriving in La Paz, and am planning on going from there to lake Titicaca. Any recommendations for La Paz? How safe is the city? Anything specific to see in the La Paz area? Any recommendations for the lake Titicaca area? Places to stay? Things to do? Should I go somewhere else instead? My main interests reside with discovering the country and its people, and doing nature/landscape photography. Mt travel companion is a native Spanish speaker. Any tips and hints appreciated! ---Ago |
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Tips for visiting Bolivia?
You are probably aware of the recent problems with riots, etc. in
Bolivia. Violent demonstrations can occur, and you will want to stay away from them, if you see them. I believe that they have also been blocking highways. Not sure what will be going on in November. Transportation is an issue in Bolivia, with bad roads and relatively infrequent bus service. The further you get off the beaten track the bigger the problem. Day tours can be a good alternative to public transport. I can't remember the name of the ruins, but they are on the road to Titicaca, predate the Inca ruins, worth seeing. Not sure where else that you have been, but Bolivia is noticably poorer than Ecuador or Mexico, probably the poorest country in South America, but probably similar to Guatemala or Nicaragua. You may experience culture shock. Richard Ago wrote: Hello, I'm planning on traveling to Bolivia for one week in the late part of November - unfortunatley pretty short... As I have never been in that area of South America, I'd like some suggestions on what to do/where to go. I'll be arriving in La Paz, and am planning on going from there to lake Titicaca. Any recommendations for La Paz? How safe is the city? Anything specific to see in the La Paz area? Any recommendations for the lake Titicaca area? Places to stay? Things to do? Should I go somewhere else instead? My main interests reside with discovering the country and its people, and doing nature/landscape photography. Mt travel companion is a native Spanish speaker. Any tips and hints appreciated! ---Ago |
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Tips for visiting Bolivia?
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writes Hello, I'm planning on traveling to Bolivia for one week in the late part of November - unfortunatley pretty short... As I have never been in that area of South America, I'd like some suggestions on what to do/where to go. I'll be arriving in La Paz, and am planning on going from there to lake Titicaca. Any recommendations for La Paz? How safe is the city? Anything specific to see in the La Paz area? Any recommendations for the lake Titicaca area? Places to stay? Things to do? Should I go somewhere else instead? My main interests reside with discovering the country and its people, and doing nature/landscape photography. Mt travel companion is a native Spanish speaker. Any tips and hints appreciated! ---Ago Like Richard said, the situation is a bit unstable at the mo' but I suggest you have a look at my site under Travel/South American travelogue with two chapters specially on La Paz and Titicaca. La Paz has some really good museums (the Museum of Gold being a top choice), the Valle da Luna outside the city (photos), the highest ski resort in the world, at Chacaltaya, the pre-Inca city of Tiwanaku - which is a must if you are a photographer - but you will find that the city itself is actually very interesting and very pretty, surrounded by mountains with the house lights sparkling at night. As for Titicaca Crillon tours are expensive but they seem to have a monopoly of lake tours - at least when I was there - so go with them to Copacabana and saty at least one night there. -- JohnM Author of Brazil: Life, Blood, Soul http://www.scroll.demon.co.uk/spaver.htm |
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Tips for visiting Bolivia?
My teen daughter and I took a bus to Copacabana, then on to wherever we got
the train to Peru. We loved Bolivia best of all our visited countries in S.A. (Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Argentina) because the people there were the nicest of all and the souveniers were such a bargain. I think I enjoyed Copacabana the most. I wandered out the first morning and found a large kind of combination auditorium/tent where they had locals fixing various food items. Pancakes at one, cafe au lait or eggs at another. It was grand. Breakfast probably cost way less than $1 U.S. We loved LaPaz too. As stated by others, avoid any demonstrations and be aware that pickpockets are just the worst here...very poor people. They use knives to cut straps or holes in backpacks. Be sure to use your money belt. Talk, talk, talk to the locals. They are very outgoing. I envy you...You have a marvelous experience coming. "Ago" wrote in message news:061020032352474550%romain.agostini@sbcglobal. net... Hello, I'm planning on traveling to Bolivia for one week in the late part of November - unfortunatley pretty short... As I have never been in that area of South America, I'd like some suggestions on what to do/where to go. I'll be arriving in La Paz, and am planning on going from there to lake Titicaca. Any recommendations for La Paz? How safe is the city? Anything specific to see in the La Paz area? Any recommendations for the lake Titicaca area? Places to stay? Things to do? Should I go somewhere else instead? My main interests reside with discovering the country and its people, and doing nature/landscape photography. Mt travel companion is a native Spanish speaker. Any tips and hints appreciated! ---Ago |
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Tips for visiting Bolivia?
Let's get things straight. You can take a bus from La Paz to Copacabana and
another bus from Copscabana to Puno in Peru but there is no" train to Peru". From Puno in Peru, on the shore of Lake Titicaca, it is possible to take a train to the coast and also the Cuzco. While at Copacabana you shoudl visit Sun Island, Isla del Sol, it is a magical place. I understand that there have been serious riots in El Alto, close to la Paz and many people have been killed by gunfire, might want to keep tabs on this. -- Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Please visit my home page at http://www.railways.incanada.net Internet services provided by Dansk.ca "Cheryl" wrote in message ... My teen daughter and I took a bus to Copacabana, then on to wherever we got the train to Peru. We loved Bolivia best of all our visited countries in S.A. (Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Argentina) because the people there were the nicest of all and the souveniers were such a bargain. I think I enjoyed Copacabana the most. I wandered out the first morning and found a large kind of combination auditorium/tent where they had locals fixing various food items. Pancakes at one, cafe au lait or eggs at another. It was grand. Breakfast probably cost way less than $1 U.S. We loved LaPaz too. As stated by others, avoid any demonstrations and be aware that pickpockets are just the worst here...very poor people. They use knives to cut straps or holes in backpacks. Be sure to use your money belt. Talk, talk, talk to the locals. They are very outgoing. I envy you...You have a marvelous experience coming. "Ago" wrote in message news:061020032352474550%romain.agostini@sbcglobal. net... Hello, I'm planning on traveling to Bolivia for one week in the late part of November - unfortunatley pretty short... As I have never been in that area of South America, I'd like some suggestions on what to do/where to go. I'll be arriving in La Paz, and am planning on going from there to lake Titicaca. Any recommendations for La Paz? How safe is the city? Anything specific to see in the La Paz area? Any recommendations for the lake Titicaca area? Places to stay? Things to do? Should I go somewhere else instead? My main interests reside with discovering the country and its people, and doing nature/landscape photography. Mt travel companion is a native Spanish speaker. Any tips and hints appreciated! ---Ago |
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