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. The Casa de la Moneda mint is excellent.
Mine tours, still worked in harsh conditions, are hard and dusty; choose cooperative-run tours.
Bolivia's constitutional capital, a whitewashed colonial city, a UNESCO site, with a relaxed atmosphere and many Spanish schools.
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.
High-altitude desert in the far south-west, with the red Laguna Colorada full of flamingos, the Laguna Verde beneath the Licancabur volcano, geysers …
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.
An island in Lake Titicaca, the legendary birthplace of the Inca sun god, with Inca ruins, terraces and walking trails.
One of the most biodiverse protected areas in the world, from Andean peaks to Amazon rainforest.
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