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]

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
  .

A female llama with her cria at Red Lagoon

Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake.^[2]

• • 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,^[3] 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.^[4]