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Cochabamba (department)

Department of Bolivia

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Overview

Cochabamba is a department in the Sub-Andean region of Bolivia. It lies in the Andean valley region of Bolivia, between the tropical lowlands of Santa Cruz and the highlands and altiplano in Potosí and La Paz.

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Hotel Tucan
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The showers are hot, the towels are clean. Not a bad place, and breakfast is included. The food is overpriced and underwhelming. The pools are free to use.
Price
Bs. 200 per single, Bs. 160 triple (per person). All rooms are the same; you pay based on the number of people in the rooms
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Getting there

By plane
The city of Cochabamba (CBB) is the hub of the new airline Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) and as such has good, inexpensive connections to domestic and international destinations, including Buenos Aires…

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Getting around

Services to Quillacollo and other cities within the main valley traverse many of the streets in the capital. Go to a main road that's going in the general direction you want to go (eg.

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Jorge Wilsterman International Airport

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Cities

Cochabamba

capital and largest city.

Quillacollo

nearby city with a few windy colonial streets to explore, with the Virgen de Urkupiña religious festival in mid-August

Tarata

charming colonial village with the festival of San Severino in late November

Villa Tunari

Becoming more and more popular with tourists for its nearby national parks and its climate.

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Nature & adventure

Bolivian national parks

Bolivia has spectacular natural scenery and astounding biodiversity, both of which are protected in its national parks, monuments, sanctuaries and biosphere reserves.

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Itineraries

Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos

The Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Chiquitania region of Bolivia's department of Santa Cruz.

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Itineraries

El Choro Trek

El Choro Trek is a 57-km trekking route in the La Paz department of Bolivia.

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Food & drink

Street food

Colourful and diverse, street food is an experience you can find in cities and towns all around the world. It's generally convenient and cheap, but its appeal goes far beyond that.

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UnderstandCochabamba is both the name for the department (like a state or province in other countries) and for the capital city, Cochabamba.

TalkYou're always bound to find someone speaking Spanish, even in rural regions where Quechua is the predominant language.

Get inThe best roads into and out of Cochabamba city lead to La Paz, Oruro, and Santa Cruz.

Get aroundServices to Quillacollo and other cities within the main valley traverse many of the streets in the capital. Go to a main road that's going in the general direction you want to go (eg.

SeeThe mountain ranges, including Cerro Tunari and Cerro San Pedro with the famous Cristo de la Concordia statue, form most of Cochabamba province and provide opportunities for hiking and camping, as well as South…

DoCochabamba is also a good point for excursions into the rainforest Chapare Region:

Eat" Though it may not all be prepared close to western tastes, it's worth trying at least the Sillpancho, an egg-meat-tomato-onion-rice-potato dish, and the Sopa de Maní, which is a creamy peanut soup.

DrinkChicha is the traditional corn-based alcoholic drink of the rural areas, and while in the past it may have been trustworthy to drink in most places (when saliva was used in fermentation), the modern-day addition of…

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Sights and activities

Hotel Tucan