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A trip to Bolivia is fascinating. One can get acquainted with the majestic Ands, the Amazon jungle, Lake Titicaca and ancient Inca culture

Holidays in Bolivia. Location of the republic: the central part of South America. It shares borders with Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Chile. Bolivia has an outlet to the Atlantic Ocean only through the Paraguay river. Over 50% of Bolivian residents - the Indians, kept national traditions and beliefs. This country is called American Tibet. Choosing a tour to Bolivia, one should be aware that there are a great variety of ecological zones on its territory: high Andes to the west, low plains, Amazonian rainforests and Chaco to the east, an extinct Sajama volcano - the highest point of the country (6542 m) in Oruro, Lake Titicaca on the border with Peru, the largest salt flat in the world - Salar de Uyuni to the south-west of the country. Major Cities: Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cochabamba, El Alto. The official capital is Sucre, the actual - La Paz. Tourist service in Bolivia is not widely developed, but cheap and reliabile. Popular tourist routes: La Paz, Lake Titicaca, the eastern slopes of the Andes - the cities of Guanaya, Coroico, Tupiza. To see how the Lama graze one should travel to high-altitude cold deserts, and to tropical evergreen forests - to see plantations of coca, bananas and pineapples. Into hot Amazonian jungle on can get by boats on the river.

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