Tarija
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…
Must-see attractions in Bolivia
Bolivia
This small, poorly maintained museum contains artifacts from the Iskanwaya site, including ceramics, copper utensils and bone flutes. Admission is free…
Uyuni
Serious trainspotters might want to take a look inside this huge hangar of a museum, which houses several salt-crusted train engines and carriages. It's…
Santa Cruz
Locals relax around the lagoon at Parque El Arenal, but it's best not to dawdle in the area at night. On an island in the lagoon, a bas-relief mural by…
Tarija
This rather dull-looking cathedral contains the remains of prominent chapacos, including Tarija’s founder, don Luis de Fuentes y Vargas. It was…
Bolivia
Tupiza’s municipal museum houses a jumble of historical and cultural artifacts in two rooms. The artifacts include an antique cart, old photographs,…
Cochabamba
This rococo church was founded in 1612, but construction didn’t begin until 1778. Its intriguing main facade is made of stone, with anthropomorphic…
Potosí
On Calle Junín, between Matos and Bolívar, this especially lovely and elaborate doorway, flanked by twisted columns, once graced the home of the Marqués…
La Paz
This intriguing museum, a former tambo (wayside market and inn), houses 10 rooms of temporary art exhibitions that change monthly. Past exhibitions have…
Bolivia
The short hike up this hill leads to a monument of Jesus flanked by the Stations of the Cross. It's a pleasant morning or evening outing when the low sun…
Museo Misional de Ignacio de Velasco
Santa Cruz & Gran Chiquitania
Inside the Casa de Cultura is a small museum with photographs of all the churches on the circuit and background information on the missions. The tourist…
Museo Arqueología y Antropológico de los Andes Meridionales
Uyuni
A small museum featuring mummies, long skulls, fossils, ceramics and textiles. There are Spanish descriptions of the practices of cranial deformation. At…
Potosí
The former church and convent of Iglesia de San Bernardo is most notable for its spectacular facade of un-dressed boulders. The cavernous interior now…
Museo & Necropolis Kausay Wasi
Bolivia
The community-run museum in San Juan displays regional archaeological finds and explains the burial rituals once used in the area. Nearby is the hillside…
La Paz
An intriguing collection of more than 800 dolls from around the world, most dressed in traditional Bolivian costumes, but some from other continents and…
Bolivia
Flamingos can often be spotted on Laguna Huañakota, about 12km north of Sajama village. It's a pleasant hike here along the road from Sajama, though the…
Santa Cruz
In an appealing 1920s building with a breezy central patio, this small gallery displaying temporary exhibitions is worth a look for its thought-provoking…
Museo Nacional de Arqueología Tiwanaku
La Paz
Two blocks east of El Prado, this small but well-sorted collection of artifacts illustrates the most interesting aspects of Tiwanaku culture – those that…
Tiwanaku
At the entrance to the Tiwanaku site are two stone blocks that can be used as megaphones. Entertain yourself for a minute or two with this interesting pre…
La Paz
Founded in 1549 and finished at the end of the 18th century after the siege of La Paz by Tupac Katari, the ‘Indigenous Church of San Pedro’ has baroque…
Bolivia
Starting from the western side of Plaza del Folklore, a stairway takes you huffing and puffing to a handful of interesting murals depicting Carnaval…
Bolivia
This much-photographed, five-meter tall rock in Desierto Siloli resembles a tree. Most tours stop here on the way to Laguna Colorada.
Bolivia
It’s worth checking out this facade of a convent, which is carved with ornate plant and bird motifs. It's located a couple of blocks southeast of Plaza 10…
Lake Titicaca
A cave that, for locals, evokes images of its respective French and Portuguese namesakes. It attracts devotees from across the border in Peru,…
Potosí
This passageway, an extension of Calle Ingavi, east of Junín, wends around a series of angular turns, displaying some interesting architectural quirks…
Isla del Sol
This lighthouse on the tip of Kakayo-Queña Ridge is technically in an area tourists are allowed to visit, though access by land has been cut off by the…
Sucre
This early-17th-century church has beautiful Moorish features inside. Mass is Monday to Saturday at 8am and 7:15pm; on Sundays there's an additional Mass…
La Paz
La Paz’s city park has interesting skyways and the Mirador Laikakota. Traveling circuses will often set up here, too.
Esquina de las Cuatro Portadas
Potosí
This intersection, at the corner of Quijarro and Modesto Omiste, has been dubbed the Esquina de las Cuatro Portadas because of its four colonial doorways.
Potosí
City Hall is housed in an elaborately designed colonial-era building with an ornately carved portal occupying the western side of Plaza 10 de Noviembre.
Uyuni
This European-style clock tower was built in 1930 with a clock mechanism that was imported from Germany. You can find the tourist police office here.
Santa Cruz & Gran Chiquitania
Architecture aficionados should visit the restoration workshops behind the church, where many of the fine replicas and restored artworks are crafted.
Santa Cruz & Gran Chiquitania
Next to the church is a small museum with information about all 10 Jesuit missions in the area. The admission fee includes entrance to the church.
Cochabamba
North of the river, the baroque Iglesia de la Recoleta (construction began in 1654) houses the attractive wooden Cristo de la Recoleta.
Tiwanaku
There’s a small gateway carved with zoomorphic designs near the western end of Tiwanaku, informally known as the Puerta de la Luna.
Sucre
Built in 1544, this church is one of the city's oldest, and has an altarpiece designed by the important sculptor Juán Hernández.
Bolivia
The lovely yellow Cathedral of Peter and Paul sits on the main plaza. You might catch a rowdy wedding celebration as it emerges.
Cochabamba
This church and its accompanying convent of the same name were built in the early 20th century in an unadorned Gothic style.
Tarija
Entertaining basketball, futsal (five-a-side soccer) and volleyball games are played at the Coliseo Luis Parra.
Sucre
Sucre houses Bolivia's supreme court in this neoclassical building fronting Parque Bolívar. It was inaugurated in 1945.
