Tourism in Bolivia

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Number of foreign tourists in Bolivia

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View of huge Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt lake[1]

Tourism in Bolivia is one of the economic sectors of the country. According to data from the National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (INE), there were over 1.24 million tourists that visited the country in 2020, making Bolivia the ninth most visited country in South America.[2][3][4] the Bolivia is a country with great tourism potential, with many attractions, due to its diverse culture, geographic regions, rich history and food. In particular, the salt flats at Uyuni are a major attraction.

Gate of the Sun, Tiwanaku
Waterfall in the Torotoro National Park
Mission San José in the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos

World Heritage Site[citation needed]

In the country there are six World Heritages declared by the UNESCO:

  • The ruins of the city of Tiwanaku, capital of the 6th-century empire that ruled the southern Andes
  • The city of Potosí, historic city known for its religious and civic monuments and Cerro Rico
  • The Amazon, a large rainforest and sanctuary for wildlife.
    • Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, representative place of the Amazon and its immense biodiversity, located on a large plateau, covered by vast forests and magnificent waterfalls.
    • National Geographic
      to be one of the 20 best places to visit in the world.
    • Toro Toro National Park, where found paleontological wealth (thousands of dinosaurs footprints), caves, waterfalls, rock paintings and other places of interest are.
  • The Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos, the only active missions of all of South America.
  • The Fort Samaipata, the big rock carved by the Incas in the foothills of the Andes as the limit of his empire.
  • The
    Catholicism is mixed with paganism
    .

Destination

A female llama with her cria at Red Lagoon

Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake.[5]

    • The
      Incas and birthplace of the founders of the Inca Empire, Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo
    • The Isla de la Luna, another sacred place of the Incas near the Isla del Sol.
    • Virgin of Copacabana
      , crowned queen of Bolivia.


  • The Andes, the longest mountain range in the world, spanning the entire continent, and has exceptionally attractive regions:
    • The ski slope containing the highest restaurant in the world,[6] called Chacaltaya.
    • The highest mountain in the country: Nevado Sajama, with the highest forest in the world.
    • The salt flats of
      Coipasa
      , the largest salt flats in the world.
    • Bolivia also is the only country in the world in having the only hotel totally fabricated of salt, found in the Uyuni.
    • The lakes Green lake and Red Lagoon, the sanctuary of the Andean flamingos with one of the largest active volcanoes in the world, the Licancabur.[7]
dinosaurs
in the Cal Orcko Cretaceous Park

See also

References

  1. ^ "Salar Uyuni" (in Spanish). 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "International tourism, number of arrivals - Bolivia". World Bank Open Data. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Estadísticas de flujo de visitantes". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (in Spanish). Ministerio de Planidicación del Desarrollo. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ "The 11 Most Visited Countries in South America". Worldly Adventurer. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. ^ "The World Factbook". cia.gov. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Highest restaurant". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  7. ISSN 0717-7356
    .

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bolivia.
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