The province of Sur Lipez is a desert at an altitude of 4,000 metres.

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Sud-Lipez

At 760km from La Paz, Uyuni is lost in the middle of nowhere. It's here you'll find one of the most incredible sites in the world - the vast Salar or salt flat.

Salar de Uyuni

In the Cordillera Real, the Huayna Potosi is one of the most accessible 6000-metre peaks in the world. 

Huayna Potosi

Leaving by boat from Rurrenabaque, the Madidi National Park is home to the most beautiful tropical forest in Bolivia. An unknown world to be discovered over the more than 18,000 kilometres squared of the park.

Madidi NP

200km from La Paz, Oruro is a horrible mining town in the Altiplano which is often windy and freezing cold.

Oruro

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Halfway between Potosí and Salar de Uyuni, Oruro is a sad, ugly and uninteresting city. Buses often stop there. Frankly, I wouldn't advise visiting the city unless you absolutely have to. During my visit, just when I was getting ready to spend the night in the freezing bus station, the wind and the cold forced me to jump on the first bus that stopped there. I was prepared for what awaited me, but never before had I experienced such cold in all my life. It was one of the hardest parts of my trip to Bolivia. I wasn't even bothered about going there to pass the time. The only interesting thing is the carnival which takes place every year at the end of February. Then, the city is transformed. The daily grey gives way to bright colours. Oruro becomes beautiful and unique.

200km from La Paz, Oruro is a horrible mining town in the Altiplano which is often windy and freezing cold.

Oruro Vacations

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