Bolivia | Showcasing the World 18 Outstanding Tourist Destinations Included in a Special Catalogue

On September 19, 2025, the Bolivian Foreign Ministry, Celinda Sosa announced the presentation of a special catalogue includes18 outstanding tourist destinations that will be disseminated worldwide through embassies and consulates, showcasing the world a tangible sample of the cultural and tourist wealth that the South American boasts.

For his part, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Integration, Huáscar Ajata, explained that the work represents a great contribution to the chimneyless activity, which in 2024 generated revenues of $740 million and the visit of about one million travellers.

In this regard, the deputy minister highlighted the work of tour guides, hoteliers, transporters, artisans, gourmets and entrepreneurs in the field, and he indicated that they find in the tourism sector not only a means of livelihood, but a source of progress and hope for their families. 

The catalogue is available in Spanish and English and includes a virtual map highlighing the geographical location of the 18 prioritized tourist destinations, the climate, information on air and land connectivity and what type of visas they need to enter Bolivia.

 In the catalogue will be highlighted the following destinations: 

•    Amboró National Park - Located in Central Bolivia this large park features vast forests filled with towering tree ferns, dense greenery, a diverse flora and fauna within its rainforest ecosystem, boasting over 912 species of birds, over 177 mammalian, including puma, ocelot and the rare spectacled bear.

•    Bolivian Chaco - It is the Bolivian part of the Gran Chaco (South American Great Chaco), a region of plains and dry forests that encompasses parts of the departments of Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, and Tarija. It is a rural and multicultural territory, home to indigenous people such as the Guaraní.

•    Cochabamba - This city located in the centre of Bolivia is renowned for its refined baroque architecture, several colonial churches, and its cable car leading to the massive Cristo de la Concordia statue offering spectacular views of the surrounding areas. This centre is also known for it  gastronomic richness and history that stretches back to the Pre - Coloumbian era, when Cochabamba was the most important centre of grain production of the Inka Empire.

•    Coroico - This captivating town located in Nor Yungas province, in the La Paz Department of western Bolivia in the heart of a mountainous region, offering dramatic scenery and access to adventure activities like the famous Yungas Roas also known as the “World’s Most Dangerous Road”. The town is also very famous for its orange and banana groves and coffee plantations.

•    Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve  - A stunning reserve located in Sur Lípez Province, in the far southwestern region of Bolivia, it is the country’s most visited protected area, known for its unique Andean wildlife and spectacular mountainous landscapes.Home to volcanoes, high – altitude deserts, lagoons of varying colours and bubbling mud pools.

•    Lago Titicaca and Isla del Sol  - Straddling the border between Peru and Bolivia in the Andes Mountains, is one of South America’s largest lakes and the world’s highest navigable body of water. Saif to be the birthplace of the Incas, it’s home to numerous ruins and to the legendary Isla del Sol, considered the cradle of this ancient culture.

•    Laguna de Colores - A group of high Andean lagoons in southwestern Bolivia, with Laguna Colorada being the most notable for its reddish coloration. Its waters are red due to the sediment and pigmentea algae and is an ideal habitat for Andean flamingos.

•    La Paz - The de facto capital of the country is the highest administrative capital in the world, resting on the Andes’ Altiplano plateau at more than 3.500m above sea level. Highlighted by “Mi Teleférico”, the world’s largest urban cable car system, offering views and connecting the city’s different neighbourhoods. La Paz is also known for its colonial architecture, vibrant markets and excellent cuisine. 

•    Madidi National Park - This national park in the upper Amazon River basin in Bolivia is renowned for its incredible biodiversity and jungle trekking opportunities.The park is also notable for being home of over 1.254 bird species, representing 14% of the world’s approximately 9.000 bird species.Megafauna in the park include jaguar, spectacled bear, maned wolf, giant otter, and vicuña.

•    Misiones Jesuiticas de Chiquitos - A group of missionary villages founded by the Society of Jesus in the 17th and 18th centuries in the Chiquitanía region of Bolivia, with the aim of converting local tribes to Christianity. Six of these missions were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990, notable for its fusion of Catholic architecture with local traditions.

•    Moxos - A province in the Beni Department of Northern Bolivia, famous for its “llanos”, also known as the Beni savanna or Moxos plains, a tropical savanna ecoregion which occupies the southwestern corner of the Amazon basin, crossed by numerous rivers that drain the eastern slope of the Andes mountains.

•    Norte Amazónico - The northern Amazon of Bolivia strictly covers the department of Pando, the province of Vaca Díez in Beni and the north of the province of Itturalde in La Paz, characterized by rich biodiversity, humid forests, plains and a high diversity of fauna.

•    Oruro - Sajama - A protected area in Bolivia’s Altiplano, near the Chilean border, renowned for its dramatic volcanic landscapes, including Bolivia’s highest peak Nevado Sajama.

•    Potosí - A historical city in the southern highlands of Bolivia, famous worldwide for its spectacular development in the 17th century thanks to silver mining. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO for its enormous architectural and historical wealth. The city is also home to the world’s highest golf course and a crucial hub for silver mining historically.

•    Rurrenabaque – Madidi Pampas  - Rurrenabaque is a Bolivian gateway for tours into the beautiful Madidi National Pak, a rich rainforest ecosystem known for its incredible biodiversity, including thousands of pecies of birds, plants and animals, providing deep Amazon jungle exploration with opportunities to see large mammals like jaguars and monkeys. The Pampas del Yacuma is a floodplain known for diverse wildlife viewing, with high chances of spotting capybaras, caimans, and pink river dolphins.

•    Ruta del vino y Singani - The Singani High Altitude Wine and Wine Route is a tour in Tarija that explores vineyards and wineries that produce wines and the national spirit, Sngani, at over 1.600 metres of altitude. This routes crosses valleys such as Concepción and San Lorenzo, allowing visitors top discover industrial and artisanal vineyards, as well as enjoy local cuisine and culture.

•    Salar de Uyuni - Amid the Andes in southwest Bolivia is the world’s largest salt flat, famous for its mirror – like surface during the rainy season, and its eerie, expansive landscape. It’s the legacy of a prehistoric lake that went dry, leaving behind a desertlike, nearly 11.000 square kilometres, highlighted by a landscape of bright -white salt, rock formations and cacti – studded islands.

•    Samaipata y Valles Cruceños  - A land at the “Elbow of the Andes” in Bolivia, where three ecosystems, Amazon, Chaco and the Andes meet, resulting in a unique landscape with diverse flora and fauna, ideal destination for ecotourism and adventures.

•    Sucre -  The constitutional capital, offering rich cultural experiences and vibrant traditions in the southern highlands of Bolivia. Founded by the Spanish in the first half of the 16th century, known as the “Ciudad Blanca” the White City for its washed buildings and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sucre boasts stunning colonial architecture, particularly evident in many well – preserved 16th – century religious buildings, and winding streets.

•    The Bolivian Pantanal - The large, ecologically vital, but threatened Bolivian part of the world’s largest tropical wetland declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site which features forests, lakes, lagoons, rivers, swamps and diverse wildlife. 

•    Torotoro - A town in the Charcas Province founded in the late colonial period, highlighted by Torotoro Natural Park featuring dinosaur tracks, canyons, and caves creating a Jurassic Park experience for travellers to explore.

•    Tiwanaku - A village in the La Paz Department, famous for an iconic pre – Columbian archaeological site and cradle of the Tiwanaku culture characterized by the use of technologies and materials for the architecture, pottery, textiles, metals, and basket – making.

•    Trópico Cochabambino - The lowland, tropical region of the Cochabamba Department in Central Bolivia, a diverse area known for its agriculture prodicing various crops suitable for its tropical conditions, an area boasts a distinct ecosystem compared to the mountainous Andean regions of the department.

This communication product is the result of joint work with the tourism sector and will disseminated by diplomatic missions of Bolivia ad through the https://boliviatravel.gob.bo web portal. 

Link 
https://infoturlatam.com/bolivia-ofrece-al-mundo-18-destinos-turisticos/