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Photo: Potosí — Parallelepiped09 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bolivia at a glance

Bolivia is a country in South America; its capital is La Paz. People mainly speak Spanish, Quechua and Aymara. The currency is the Bolivian Boliviano (BOB). VoyaKin maps 20 places to see here, including 5 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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Capital
La Paz
Region
South America
Languages
Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Currency
Bolivian Boliviano (BOB)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Bolivia’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.

Places to see in Bolivia

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Potosí

    PotosíUNESCO

    City · Potosí Department

    Potosí, known as Villa Imperial de Potosí in the colonial period, is the capital city and a municipality of the Department of Potosí in Bolivia. It is one of the highest cities in the world at a nominal 4,067 m (13,343 ft).

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Parallelepiped09 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Tiwanaku

    TiwanakuUNESCO

    Centro Espiritual y Político de la Cultura Tiahuanacu

    Ruins · La Paz Department

    Tiwanaku is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, near Lake Titicaca, about 70 kilometers from La Paz, and it is one of the largest sites in South America. It is just north of another ancient building site, Qhunqhu Wankani.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Mhwater (Public domain). Map

  • Noel Kempff Mercado National Park

    Noel Kempff Mercado National ParkUNESCO

    Park & nature · Santa Cruz Department

    Noel Kempff Mercado National Park is a national park in northeast Santa Cruz Department, Province of José Miguel de Velasco, Bolivia, on the border with Brazil.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Rojk (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • El Fuerte de Samaipata

    El Fuerte de SamaipataUNESCO

    Ruins · Santa Cruz Department

    El Fuerte de Samaipata or Fort Samaipata, also known simply as "El Fuerte", is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Florida Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Mhwater at Dutch Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Gate of the Sun

    Gate of the SunUNESCO

    Puerta del Sol

    Memorial · La Paz

    The Gate of the Sun, also known as the Gateway of the Sun, is a monolithic gateway at the site of Tiahuanaco, built by the Tiwanaku culture, an Andean civilization of Bolivia that thrived around Lake Titicaca in the Andes of western South America around AD 500–950.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bgabel (Public domain). Map

  • La Paz

    La Paz

    City · La Paz Department

    La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz, is the seat of government of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, it is the third-most populous city in Bolivia.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: La Paz-center.jpg (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Sucre

    Sucre

    City · Chuquisaca Department

    Sucre, officially La Ilustre y Heroica Sucre is the de jure capital city of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the sixth most populous city in Bolivia.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Parallelepiped09 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Santa Cruz de la Sierra

    Santa Cruz de la Sierra

    City · Santa Cruz Department

    Santa Cruz de la Sierra, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the largest city in Bolivia and the capital of the Santa Cruz department.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Rodolfo Barriga (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Salar de Uyuni

    Salar de Uyuni

    Lake · Potosí Department

    Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat in the world, with an area of approximately 10,582 square kilometres (4,086 mi2).

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Pavel Špindler (CC BY 3.0). Map

  • Lake Poopó

    Lake Poopó

    Lago Poopó

    Lake · Oruro Department

    Lake Poopó was a large saline lake in a shallow depression in the Altiplano in Oruro Department, Bolivia, at an altitude of approximately 3,700 m (12,100 ft). Due to the lake's length and width, it made up the eastern half of Oruro, known as a mining region in southwest Bolivia.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Poopo 1991.jpg (Public domain). Map

  • Nevado Sajama

    Nevado Sajama

    Mountain · Oruro Department

    Nevado Sajama is an extinct volcano and the highest peak in Bolivia. The mountain is located in Sajama Province, in Oruro Department. It is situated in Sajama National Park and is a composite volcano consisting of a stratovolcano on top of several lava domes.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Nevado Sajama.jpg (Public domain). Map

  • Illimani

    Illimani

    Mountain · La Paz Department

    Illimani is a prominent fold mountain within the Cordillera Real of Bolivia, a subrange of the greater Andes, located approximately 82 kilometres (51 mi) southeast of La Paz.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Bolivia illimani.png (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

A few words in Spanish

From VoyaKin’s free Spanish lessons in the app, with audio there.

  • HolaHello / Hi
  • Buenos díasGood morning
  • Buenas tardesGood afternoon
  • Buenas nochesGood evening / Good night
  • ¿Cómo está?How are you? (polite)
  • Bien, gracias. ¿Y usted?Fine, thanks. And you?
  • AdiósGoodbye
  • Hasta luegoSee you later / Bye

Keep exploring

Also in South America: Brazil · Colombia · Argentina · Bouvet Island · Chile · Ecuador · Falkland Islands · French Guiana

Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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