Tourism in Bolivia is one of the economic sectors of the country. According to data from the National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (INE), there were over 1.24 million tourists that visited the country in 2020, making Bolivia the ninth most visited country in South America.[2][3][4] the Bolivia is a country with great tourism potential, with many attractions, due to its diverse culture, geographic regions, rich history and food. In particular, the salt flats at Uyuni are a major attraction.

Number of foreign tourists in Bolivia

Chacaltaya ski slope to 5,375 masl
View of huge Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt lake[1]
Gate of the Sun, Tiwanaku
Waterfall in the Torotoro National Park
Mission San José in the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos

World Heritage Site[citation needed] edit

In the country there are six World Heritages declared by the UNESCO:

Destination edit

 
A female llama with her cria at Red Lagoon

Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake.[5]


  • The Andes, the longest mountain range in the world, spanning the entire continent, and has exceptionally attractive regions:
    • The ski slope containing the highest restaurant in the world,[6] called Chacaltaya.
    • The highest mountain in the country: Nevado Sajama, with the highest forest in the world.
    • The salt flats of Uyuni and Coipasa, the largest salt flats in the world.
    • Bolivia also is the only country in the world in having the only hotel totally fabricated of salt, found in the Uyuni.
    • The lakes Green lake and Red Lagoon, the sanctuary of the Andean flamingos with one of the largest active volcanoes in the world, the Licancabur.[7]
 
View of footprints of dinosaurs in the Cal Orcko Cretaceous Park

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Salar Uyuni" (in Spanish). 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "International tourism, number of arrivals - Bolivia". World Bank Open Data. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Estadísticas de flujo de visitantes". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (in Spanish). Ministerio de Planidicación del Desarrollo. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ "The 11 Most Visited Countries in South America". Worldly Adventurer. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. ^ "The World Factbook". cia.gov. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Highest restaurant". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  7. ^ Vitry, Christian (September 2020). "Los Caminos Ceremoniales en los Apus del Tawantinsuyu". Chungará (Arica). 52 (3): 509–521. doi:10.4067/S0717-73562020005001802. ISSN 0717-7356.

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