An island in Lake Titicaca, the legendary birthplace of the Inca sun god, with Inca ruins, terraces and walking trails. Boats leave from Copacabana, a lakeside town with a white basilica.
Access to parts of the island has been restricted by local disputes; check before going.
La Paz, at about 3,650 m in a canyon, has the world's largest urban cable car network, Mi Teleférico, with views over the city and El Alto.
One of the most biodiverse protected areas in the world, from Andean peaks to Amazon rainforest.
The largest salt flat in the world, over 10,000 km² of white hexagonal crust; in the rainy season a thin layer of water turns it into a vast mirror.
Bolivia's constitutional capital, a whitewashed colonial city, a UNESCO site, with a relaxed atmosphere and many Spanish schools.
Potosí, at 4,090 m, was one of the richest cities in the world in the 1600s thanks to the silver of the Cerro Rico mountain, a UNESCO site.
High-altitude desert in the far south-west, with the red Laguna Colorada full of flamingos, the Laguna Verde beneath the Licancabur volcano, geysers …
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