The unknown Bolivia: Tupiza

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Just five hours by bus from Uyuni, going south, you will find Tupiza, a nice town of about 40,000 people.

Most of the people who leave Uyuni go to Potosi or Sucre or La Paz, skipping the south of Bolivia.

The pictures below will show you why I didn't skip it. Tupiza is a super quiet and safe town where to enjoy the hot weather, hiking the mountains which is surrounded of.

There are too many hill to hike so you just need to choose. The most famous are the Cerro La Cruz and the Cordillera de Chicas, where you can see the Puerta del Diablo too. The Cordillera can be visited also by riding a horse (this is the most common type of tour they offer here).

To have some fun, just get the curious taxi they have here: three wheele vehicles very similar to the Italian"ape car" (bee-car) 🐝

Quite, safe, warm (Uyuni is super cold town) and pretty. I've enjoyed Tupiza.












Ubicazione: Tupiza, Bolivia

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