Travelogues LPZ

Sucre, Santa Cruz, La Paz, and Copacabana Municipality

Many warned us beforehand that La Paz is like Lima, reeking of traffic, not beautiful and not entirely safe. So we arrived in this city already somewhat biased. Already on the...

In La Paz we meet an old acquaintance again: Michael the old Irishman. He tells us about his plans to travel to the Pampas, a part of the Amazon jungle characterized by...

To get to know all parts of Bolivia, we went to the most remote small towns.

La Paz We continue by bus. It's only 4-5 hours to La Paz. For that, we have to cross the lake by bus. The bus is loaded onto a 'motor raft' and we all get off and onto a small...

We are invited in Copapati in a community. At first we felt quite comfortable, cooked for the people and yes, cleaned up the house a bit. Somehow it got weirder day by day. We...

Death Road and Path of Pain

After finally surviving the terrible boat trip to Nauta, we had to drive another two hours by car to reach Iquitos. Our friend from Chile and we shared a car so that we didn't...

La Paz is located in the Altiplano highlands at an altitude of 3200 - 4100 m and is home to the seat of government, but it is not the capital of Bolivia. The city is huge with a...

From La Paz, the bus ride to Lake Titicaca took just three hours. And that's only because we had to cross on a ferry. Everyone had to get off the bus and be taken to the other...

From a beautiful island and the incredible stories of the Incas

Hello Bolivia! Bolivia welcomes us with open arms. The days in Cobija in the Rainbow Park fly by. Yes, we feel comfortable here, it's nice to understand when people talk to you...

After a 24-hour bus ride, we arrived in Copacabana on Lake Titicaca. And that means: back to inhuman heights (3,800 meters). The sun is burning like crazy, it's still cold, lips...

We spent a few days bidding farewell to beautiful and diverse Bolivia on Lake Titicaca and the islands of the Sun and the Moon. Quiet, peaceful, and all this in glorious weather -...

First some information about the so-called 'Death Road'... According to our guide, no one has died on this road for 2 years... But from the beginning: I...

01.05 - 03.05.2018 / Pampas Tour

After arriving safe and sound in Uyuni, we decided to skip the ten-hour bus ride to La Paz and instead take a one-hour flight.

The bus ride from Copacabana to La Paz is quite nice despite the old crate without air conditioning. We sit right up front with open windows and admire the lake from various...

Although we didn't have a good start - we love this chaotic, colorful, loud, yet lovable city of La Paz. Friday evening at 20:30 we take the night bus from Uyuni to La Paz. Once...

Tiwanaku is the second most important Inca site in Bolivia (the first being El Fuerte where we also visited). Unusually for an Inca site, it is not located on a mountain but in...

The bus ride from Puno to Copacabana is hot and exhausting. We check out at the border crossing in Peru and walk a short distance to the Bolivian immigration office....

31.10.017- 03.11.2017 La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, welcomes me at night with a vibrant atmosphere of local markets and Halloween enthusiasts. After a short search and...

From the highest capital city and largest market in the world

Buses from La Paz to Copacabana on Lake Titicaca run several times a day and the journey takes about 4 hours. Actually only three - but the bus and passengers have to separately...

Finally we arrive in La Paz. We look for our B&B and have some local food. After breakfast, we head to the city center. First, we visit the Coca Museum and learn about the...

The Bolivian metropolis and its bureaucracy, a daring bike route, and gondolas above the city rooftops.

One of the most dangerous roads in the world to ride a bike down? 45 kilometers downhill along a several hundred meter deep gorge? On a road barely 2 meters wide? Absolutely! ...

From Arequipa, it took about 7 hours by bus to Puno, on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca. The journey was a disaster, the guy next to me was so tall and heavy that he was...

Thursday, April 12 - 14, 2018

April 10-12, 2018 - From Peru to Bolivia