The land of intrigue and extremes
Bolivia has always fascinated me since I was a kid. It is a diverse landlocked country bordered by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay Chile, and Peru aptly named a Plurinational state because of its many ethnicity and spoken languages.
It is indeed a land of extremes as you have the jungles that are a part of the Bolivian Amazon in the north east and south east which is hot and humid and filled with birds and wildlife and flora. In the southwest you have the high and dry desert of Potosi Department which has one of the most spectacular land forms in the world and has the biggest salt flat in Uyuni. In the north west you have the highest capital in the world in La Paz which is at an elevation of 3700 meters or 12000 feet above sea level. Just above La Paz you have the newest city in the world called El Alto which is where the airport is and is about 4100 meters or 1300 feet. In fact, parts of Bolivia are so high up that they have 3 of the 8 highest cities in the world.
As I spent a long time traveling this great country, I have divided it into three sections with great photos from each:
La Paz and El Alto- Two of the highest cities in the world with a melting pot of cultures
The Bolivian Amazon- A great way to see part of the Amazon with a wide array of flora and fauna