Bolivia

Bolivia is a land that offers the opportunity of visiting and enjoying an extraordinary variety of climates and scenery. Its beauty is reflected in majestic snowcapped mountain peaks and fertile valleys making it a true paradise. Wide rivers, most of which are navigable, cut through its virgin forests. On the shores of lakes exuding a dreamlike quality, vigorous peasant life transpires. The exuberant flora and intoxicating wild fauna of the most unexpected variety make this country a land brimming with surprising tourist attractions. Bolivia is the heart of South America, not only because of where it is located, but also because of its immeasurable geographical and cultural wealth.

LA PAZ.-

This city with its modern skyscrapers is situated in a narrow valley at the foot of the Illamani snowcapped mountain. A visit to La Paz is a time for relaxation combined with seeing colonial monuments, museums and folklore. The high parts of La Paz offer a beautiful view of the Andes Mountain Range. La Paz is the most important city of Bolivia and is its capital..

TITICACA LAKE

This lake, called the "Sacred Lake of the Incas," was the place where the first Inca was born. Surrounded by the imposing snowcapped mountains of the eastern range, it is the highest navigable lake in the world and the largest in South America. Its area is shared by Bolivia and Peru. Its two large islands, the Islands of the Sun and the Moon, are visited by many tourists.

COPACABANA

This city is located on the shores of beautiful Lake Titicaca. Cruises leave the city daily and it is possible to stay overnight in a hotel there. The city is built over one of the largest sacred areas of the Tiwanacota and Inca eras. Since the sixteenth century, Copacabana has been a site for pilgrimages. An important sanctuary built there in the seventeenth century has groin vaults and a cloister from the Renaissance period, and its principal altar is baroque.