Category: Bolivia

The up & coming Bolivian food scene of Sucre [markets, cooking class, innovative restaurants]

While the Bolivian food scene is mostly unknown contrary to the gastronomy of its neighboring Peru, Bolivia shares the same high Andean mountains, tropical lowlands, and wide variety of microclimates in-between. Contrary to Peru – once more – Bolivia’s agriculture and farming are often small-scale and organic, making its markets a food heaven. What better way to celebrate the wide variety of organic Bolivian ingredients than to oscillate between a traditional cooking class and some innovative Bolivian restaurants in Bolivia’s most picturesque city?

5 reasons why any trip to Bolivia should start in Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Santa Cruz de la Sierra is the ideal prelude to any trip to Bolivia with its rather low altitude, tropical savanna climate, and plenty of history, culture, and nature to explore within easy reach of Bolivia’s fastest growing city. Another upside: this secret gem is off the tourist path!