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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.

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

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


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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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