Arrival
to La Paz the main city in Bolivia. City tour visiting the
most interesting places in La Paz, typical places like the
Witches Market, artisanal markets, the colonial calle Jaén
with its impressive, residential areas of the south and the
well known Moon Valley , where erosion has given place to the
most exotic and curious surface forms.
Next day a flight will take you to Rurrenabaque, the town where
the 4 day tour to CHALALAN in the Madidi
National Park starts.
Madidi is one of the most biologically diverse protected areas
on the planet. The park is home to over 1,000 bird species, representing
a whopping 11% of the world’s 9,000 bird species.
The ecolodge CHALALÁN is the story of a dream come true;
a dream that was born in the Bolivian Amazon, in the community
- San José de Uchupiamonas, built on the shores of the
magnificent Chalalán Lagoon and designed to blend in with
its environment using old building techniques and environmentally-friendly
local materials. In CHALALÁN the jungle is your host and
we are your guides.
Starting in La Paz the tour heads to the Uyuni
Salt Fields the
world's largest salt flat. Salar de Uyuni is also the breeding
grounds for three species of South American flamingos.
Returning from Uyuni, follows and excursion to Copacabana - Sun
Island where according the Mythology the Inka Empire founders
Manco Kapac and Mama Ocllo, came into existence. The Sun Island
is a high island, with 9.6 Km length and 4.6 Km width, located
one hour navigation by boat from Copacabana. In the Island we
can find important archaeological pre-columbian monuments like
Pilkokaina, Chinkana, Yumani and many inka-terraces. Views from
the Sun Island are spectacular.
From Copacabana the trip continues to Puno by bus.
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