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Founded in 1548, La Paz is the legislative capital of Bolivia and the second largest city after Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Located at an elevation of 3,650 m above sea level, the city offers a vibrant mix of ethnic, colonial and international heritages. Hundreds of different museums can be found across the city, the most notable ones on Jaen Street, which street design has been preserved from the Spanish days and is home of 10 different museums.

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Located  far out in an otherworldly terrain of the salt flats, some 220 miles south of La Paz, Palacio de Sal Hotel & Spa is completely made of…..salt.  Walls, floors and most of the furniture too – chairs, tables and beds are all made of salt.  Built in 1995 out of 14×14-inch salt blocks, the property features twenty four beds, a pool table, a dining room, a central courtyard, and even flush toilets. This hotel is a completely different way to view the amazing landscape of the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia.

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Deep in the remote Madidi National Park, in the Bolivian Amazon, a dream has become reality, in 1992, the community of San Jose de Uchupiamonas needed to create an economic alternative to cash crops and stop migration of their children to big cities in search of work. With the help of government grant, seventy local families began construction of Chalalan Eco-lodge, accessible only via a five-and-half-hour canoe trip along the Beni and Tuichi rivers. The lodge is hidden from the prying eyes of the twenty-first century in a lost world chichillas, monkey’s, tapirs, alligators, and more than 350 species of bird. Photo by: TimothyShoup

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The Pygmy marmosets are the smallest living monkeys in the world. They inhabit the rainforests in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil. This species live in the upper canopy of the forest and survive on an omnivorous diet of fruit, leaves, insects, small reptiles. Image from: Frösö Zoo via DRB

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The Noel Kempff Mercado National Park is located 600 Km northeast from Santa Cruz city, Bolivia. The National Park is one of the largest (1,523,000 ha) and most intact parks in the Amazon Basin. It is ranges in altitude from 200 meters (m) to 750m at the top of the Huanchaca Plateau. The park was founded on June 28, 1979.

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The biggest lake in South America and the highest navigable lake in the world, lies at 3,810 m, its 196 km length spanning the Andean border between Peru and Bolivia. Lake Titicaca is the cradle of Inca civilization and Ilsa del Sol is the Incas’ holiest site. Today most things about lake Lake Titicaca are at odds with the modern, technological and politician world. The Aymara people who farm Isla del Sol grow barley, quinoa wheat, potatoes and maize on harsh, rocky terrain. Photo by: Jessie Reeder

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It is a shallow salt lake in the southwest region of Bolivia, located at 4300 m above sea level and covers over 60 sq. km. The fiery red shades are caused by planktons that thrive in the water rich of sodium, magnesium, borax and gypsum.

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This is Yungas Road which is also known as Bolivia‘s Death Road. The world’s most dangerous road is carved into the sides of the mountains and consists of 70 km of rock. It’s heading from La Paz, the world’s highest capitol (3,660 m), to Coroico (1200m). There are vertical drops of more than 1,500 feet just off the road and it has no guardrails.

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Bolivia has begun to use some of its extremes over the last years. The country become a booming hub of adventure and eco-tourism. Bolivia is a landlocked country in central South America.

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Nearby, on the Bolivian side of the lake, arose the population and ceremonial center of Tiahuanaco, capital of one of the most important civilizations of South America. Tiahuanaco ceremonial sites were built along the lake’s shores, indicating that the lake was considered sacred at least 2,000 years ago. More than 25 rivers empty into Titicaca, and the lake has 41 islands, some of which are densely populated. The lake is 196 km long with an average width of 56 km. The lake has waves, testament to its size and not surprising the waters are cold.

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