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Bolivia.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Copacabana, Bolivia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Copacabana

Bolivia

A small Bolivian town on the shore of Lake Titicaca, Copacabana draws visitors to its 17th-century Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana — home to the image of…

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Yampupata, Bolivia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Yampupata

Bolivia

This compact Bolivian village on the northern tip of the Yampupata Peninsula, sitting on the shore of Lake Titicaca at high elevation and just over a kilomet…

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Coroico, Bolivia
Gold
Food scenes & café towns

Coroico

Bolivia

This modest Bolivian town in the Yungas region east of the Andes, Coroico has an unusual concentration of cafés, restaurants, and churches for its size, and…

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San Pedro de Tiquina, Bolivia
Gold

San Pedro de Tiquina

Bolivia

A small Bolivian lakeside town on the shores of Lake Titicaca, where low brick buildings slope down to a pocket-sized boat harbor against a backdrop of dry g…

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La Santisima Trinidad, Bolivia
Gold

La Santisima Trinidad

Bolivia

Founded in 1686 by the Jesuit missionary Cipriano Barace as part of the Moxos missions, Trinidad is the capital of Bolivia's Beni department and the main cit…

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Sorata, Bolivia
Silver

Sorata

Bolivia

This modest Andean town in Bolivia's La Paz Department, Sorata sits high in the mountains within walking distance of water and serves as a base for hikers ex…

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Entre Ríos, Bolivia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Entre Ríos

Bolivia

This small Bolivian town in the Tarija Department sits where the Tambo and Pajonal rivers meet, set in an elongated valley with a mountain ridge running alon…

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Tupiza, Bolivia
Gold
Desert & arid landscapes

Tupiza

Bolivia

This walkable town in Bolivia's Potosí Department, Tupiza sits among dramatic red escarpments rising from arid terrain, with the Tupiza River running nearby…

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Villa Tunari, Bolivia
Silver

Villa Tunari

Bolivia

This small tropical town in Bolivia's Chapare Province, Villa Tunari draws visitors for its warm climate and proximity to Carrasco National Park and Parque M…

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Rurrenabaque, Bolivia
Silver
Family adventure getaways

Rurrenabaque

Bolivia

This gateway town on the Beni River in Bolivia's Amazon Basin, Rurrenabaque — known locally as "Rurre" — sits close to Madidi National Park and the Pampas de…

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Charagua, Bolivia
Silver

Charagua

Bolivia

Charagua, also known as Charagua Iyambae, became the first Bolivian municipality to establish indigenous self-governance in 2015, a milestone for the Guaraní…

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Charazani, Bolivia
Silver
Mountain villages

Charazani

Bolivia

A highland Bolivian town in the Andes, Charazani is known for its thermal springs a short distance from the centre, a patronal festival on 16 July honouring…

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Quime, Bolivia
Silver

Quime

Bolivia

This compact Andean town spread across a green valley floor in Bolivia's La Paz Department, Quime sits below cloud-draped mountain slopes with a colonial-sty…

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Portachuelo, Bolivia
Silver

Portachuelo

Bolivia

White-and-grey colonial-style church with a multi-tiered clock tower and saint's statue anchors the brick plaza of this tiny Bolivian town, capital of Sara P…

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Samaipata, Bolivia
Gold
Wine country

Samaipata

Bolivia

A small Bolivian town in the Andean foothills with a notably dense café and restaurant scene for its size, Samaipata sits at a comfortable mid-altitude eleva…

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Cobija, Bolivia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Cobija

Bolivia

Cobija sits on the Bolivian bank of the Río Acre, directly across from the Brazilian city of Brasiléia, making it one of Bolivia's most accessible Amazonian…

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Laja, Bolivia
Gold

Laja

Bolivia

Laja, a town in Bolivia's La Paz Department, holds a specific place in South American history: the city of Nuestra Señora de La Paz was originally founded he…

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Tarata, Bolivia
Gold

Tarata

Bolivia

Birthplace of two Bolivian presidents — Mariano Melgarejo and René Barrientos Ortuño — Tarata is a tiny colonial-era town in the south of Cochabamba Departme…

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Otuyo, Bolivia
Silver

Otuyo

Bolivia

The church in this small Bolivian locality, in the Potosí Department, holds the baptismal font where Cornelio Saavedra — president of the Argentine First Jun…

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San Miguel de Velasco, Bolivia
Bronze
Desert & arid landscapes

San Miguel de Velasco

Bolivia

Part of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos — declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990 — San Miguel de Velasco is a tiny town in Bolivia's Santa Cruz D…

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Monteagudo, Bolivia
Bronze

Monteagudo

Bolivia

A low-rise town of red-tile and concrete buildings spread across a dry Andean valley in southeastern Bolivia, ringed by rolling hills and a backdrop of blue…

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Roboré, Bolivia
Bronze

Roboré

Bolivia

Roboré, a modest town in eastern Bolivia's Chiquitos Province, holds the largest concentration of rock art sites in the country, with more than a hundred rec…

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Camiri, Bolivia
Gold

Camiri

Bolivia

Known as Bolivia's petroleum capital, Camiri is a Chaco town in Santa Cruz Department on the banks of the Parapeti River, with the Aguarague mountain range r…

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Coro Coro, Bolivia
Silver

Coro Coro

Bolivia

Once one of Bolivia's most important copper-mining centres, Coro Coro sits high on the altiplano in the La Paz Department's Pacajes Province, where the Coroc…

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Oruro, Bolivia
Gold

Oruro

Bolivia

Oruro's annual Carnival — a celebration of the Virgen del Socavón declared a UNESCO Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage in 2001 — is the main draw to…

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Pucarani, Bolivia
Silver

Pucarani

Bolivia

A lively altiplano town in Bolivia's La Paz Department, Pucarani sits on a vast open plateau with a busy central square and a dramatic backdrop of snow-cappe…

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Tarija, Bolivia
Gold
Wine country

Tarija

Bolivia

Founded in 1574 in a valley of the eastern Andes, Tarija is a southern Bolivian city with a notably dense café and restaurant scene and a historic centre hol…

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Atocha, Bolivia
Bronze
Mountain villages

Atocha

Bolivia

A compact high-altitude Bolivian town in the Potosí department, spread across an arid Andean valley floor and backed by bare rocky mountains, with bus connec…

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Guaqui, Bolivia
Silver
Ancient & archaeological sites

Guaqui

Bolivia

A lakeside port on Lake Titicaca, high in the Bolivian altiplano, Guaqui sits on the site of pre-Columbian Inca ruins — its current church built directly ove…

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Mizque, Bolivia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Mizque

Bolivia

Valley town in Bolivia's Cochabamba Department whose Quechua name, Misk'i, means "sweet," Mizque sits along the river that shares its name, a main tributary…

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San José de Chiquitos, Bolivia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

San José de Chiquitos

Bolivia

Founded in 1697 as a Jesuit mission settlement, San José de Chiquitos is part of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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Uncia, Bolivia
Silver

Uncia

Bolivia

A dense Bolivian altiplano town in Potosí Department, where a whitewashed colonial church rises above a sea of corrugated-iron rooftops, set among dry upland…

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Betanzos, Bolivia
Silver
Desert & arid landscapes

Betanzos

Bolivia

Small Bolivian highland town in Potosí Department, where a red-stone colonial church fronts a plaza that clearly draws large, lively crowds against a backdro…

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Colomi, Bolivia
Silver
Bustling market & commercial towns

Colomi

Bolivia

This compact Bolivian town in the Cochabamba Department that sits on the transition zone between the Andes and the subtropical yungas of the Chapare region,…

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Padilla, Bolivia
Bronze
Quiet rural escapes

Padilla

Bolivia

This compact Bolivian valley town of red-tile rooftops and a whitewashed church tower, set against broad agricultural flatlands and a backdrop of green, laye…

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Arani, Bolivia
Bronze
Sacred & spiritual destinations

Arani

Bolivia

Arani, a small Bolivian town in the Cochabamba Department, is known as "the Land of Bread and Wind" for its tradition of baking with multiple flour varieties…

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Tarabuco, Bolivia
Bronze

Tarabuco

Bolivia

Tarabuco, a tiny town in Bolivia's Chuquisaca department a short drive from Sucre, draws visitors to its Sunday open-air market, where members of the Yampara…

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Villazon, Bolivia
Bronze

Villazon

Bolivia

Founded in 1910 and named after Bolivian president Eliodoro Villazón, this southern Bolivian border town sits across the La Quiaca River from Argentina and s…

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Vallegrande, Bolivia
Gold

Vallegrande

Bolivia

Vallegrande, a tiny colonial town in Bolivia's Santa Cruz Department, is where Che Guevara was buried after his 1967 execution — making it a destination for…

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San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

San Ignacio de Velasco

Bolivia

This town in eastern Bolivia's Santa Cruz department that has developed into a regional tourism hub, with a compact centre holding cafés and restaurants with…

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Mairana, Bolivia
Bronze
Hiking & national-park bases

Mairana

Bolivia

This small Bolivian town in Santa Cruz's agricultural valley country, Mairana sits near Amboró National Park and features a red-tile church fronting its cent…

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Llallagua, Bolivia
Bronze

Llallagua

Bolivia

This high-altitude Bolivian mining town in the Potosí Department, Llallagua spreads across dry Andean hillsides beneath a broad double-peaked mountain, offer…

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Sacaba, Bolivia
Bronze
Mountain villages

Sacaba

Bolivia

This city in Bolivia's Cochabamba Department, a short drive east of the departmental capital, Sacaba sits at high elevation in the Andes with mountains close…

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Huarina, Bolivia
Bronze

Huarina

Bolivia

Birthplace of Andrés de Santa Cruz — president of Bolivia and Protector of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation — this small Altiplano village in La Paz Departmen…

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Camargo, Bolivia
Bronze
Wine country

Camargo

Bolivia

Camargo, a small town in Bolivia's Chuquisaca Department, is known as the birthplace of Bolivian wine and singani, the grape-based spirit that is Bolivia's n…

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Quillacollo, Bolivia
Silver

Quillacollo

Bolivia

Lively Bolivian city at high altitude, where a busy tree-lined plaza with a bronze monument and flowering jacarandas forms the social heart, set close to upl…

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Challapampa, Bolivia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Challapampa

Bolivia

This pocket-sized hamlet on the northern tip of Isla del Sol sits on the shores of Lake Titicaca high in the Bolivian altiplano, within walking distance of t…

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Bronze

Batallas

Bolivia

Little Bolivian village on the Altiplano, close to upland country and within easy reach of the wider region's UNESCO-listed sites, making it a practical base…

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Bronze

Capinota

Bolivia

A small Bolivian town set where valley farmland meets upland terrain, Capinota offers a quiet base for exploring the surrounding countryside, with water near…

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Limoncito

Bolivia

This modest Bolivian town set among rolling hills, within easy reach of water and a UNESCO World Heritage site that makes it a practical base for regional ex…

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