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Bolivia Travel Planner

By Bonnie Hamre, About.com

Reed Boat on Lake Titicaca

Reed Boat on Lake Titicaca

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Geography:

"Landlocked Bolivia is equal in size to California and Texas combined. Brazil forms its eastern border; its other neighbors are Peru and Chile on the west and Bolivia and Paraguay on the south. The western part, enclosed by two chains of the Andes, is a great plateau—the Altiplano, with an average altitude of 12,000 ft. (3,658 m).Almost half the population lives on the plateau, which contains Oruru, Potosí, and La Paz. At an altitude of 11,910 feet (3,630 m), La Paz is the highest administrative capital city in the world. The Oriente, a lowland region ranging from rain forests to grasslands, comprises the northern and eastern two-thirds of the country. Lake Titicaca, at an altitude of 12,507 ft. (3,812 m), is the highest commercially navigable body of water in the world."
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General Information:

  • Art and Culture
  • Practical Information
  • Tours Tour Operators and Travelogues
  • Getting Around
  • Geography
  • Holidays in Bolivia
  • Getting to Bolivia
  • Wildlife and History
  • Bolivia Fact Page

    Major Cities:

  • La Paz
  • Oruro
  • Sucre
  • Cities of Bolivia Map

    Major Attractions:

  • Lake Titicaca
  • Articles About Bolivia
  • Bolivia in Pictures

    Regions of Bolivia:

  • Amazon Basin, Yungas, Savannahs
  • Andes and Altiplano

    Getting and Staying There:

    Compare and select flights from your area. You can also browse for hotels and car rentals.Whenever, or wherever you go in Bolivia, tells us about it. Post a "trip report" in the forum.

    Buen Viaje!

  • Bonnie Hamre
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