I love exploring the world of food when I travel, the more unusual the better. Bolivia is a rarely visited country and I bet you couldn’t name a single typical dish. When was the last time you found yourself in a Bolivian restaurant? Well, then, let’s go on an adventure and see what this remote Andean country has to offer! Continue reading “I try Bolivian food for the first time”
Every year Latin Americans look forward to Carnaval, the biggest cultural event in South America. The most famous parades take place in Río de Janeiro but there are fiestas throughout the whole continent. Right in the middle of it all lies a little-known Bolivian town that hosts one of the most vibrant celebrations you could ever imagine. Performers prepare the whole year for these few days of endless music and dancing. After missing out on carnaval last year due to the covid pandemic, these passionate bands couldn’t wait to celebrate once more. Already being in Bolivia, how could we miss this unique opportunity? That’s why we ended up booking a room in the last hotel available in Oruro, Bolivia’s City of Carnaval. Continue reading “A dog steals the show at Bolivia’s Carnaval”
After four days in Potosí, we headed to the Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flat on earth hidden in the altiplano Bolivia. What a place! We were lucky to visit during wet season when the salt flat fills with water and becomes the largest mirror on earth. During those few months, you can’t tell the earth from the sky and the horizon seems to go on forever. Continue reading “Uyuni: the largest salt flat on earth”
Bolivia is a high and mountainous country, especially its altiplano, a place where it’s cold year-round, it’s hard to breathe, and the sun burns any exposed skin. It’s surprising, then, that the Spanish Conquistadors gave this inhospitable place much attention at all. But they sure did. Why? Silver. Lots and lots of silver. Continue reading “Potosí – Bolivia’s Silver City”
I enjoy discovering hidden places full of history. That’s exactly what I found when I visited Bolivia’s oldest still-active hacienda, Cayara. A hacienda is essentially a grand Spanish estate or ranch. Continue reading “South America’s oldest estate still exists”
In the center of Bolivia, there’s a very special place. Three important ecosystems meet here. The Amazon jungle, the Andes mountains, and a huge desert-like area called Chaco all intersect at this specific point: Amboró National Park. The mixing of these three ecosystems makes it one of those most biodiverse places on the planet. There are more bird species here than in all of North America. Continue reading “Bolivia’s Jungle National Park: Amboró”
Eating Snow Around the World 