Bolivian cuisine, drinks, markets and food culture.
Bolivia pours a surprising story. This two-hour tasting in Santa Cruz pairs four Bolivian wines with a chef-prepared board of local cheeses and cold cuts. I like the focus on rare heritage grapes and the warm, personal setting with host Guillermo, whose clear passion for Bolivian wine comes through. I also like that the bottles … Read more
La Paz looks best from above. This four-hour private outing links five cable-car lines with Moon Valley and a walk along Jaen Street, giving you city views, volcanic formations, and a taste of daily life in one compact trip. I like the guide-led route because La Paz can be hard to read from street level, … Read more
Come hungry, walk ready, and watch the clock. This four-hour La Paz outing links local markets with major historic sights, giving you a useful first look at the city while serving several Bolivian tastings. I like the route because it moves through real everyday places instead of keeping you on a sightseeing bus, and I … Read more
Salt can turn the horizon into a mirror. This $200, three-day 4×4 trip takes you from Uyuni’s old train cemetery across the famous salt flats and into Bolivia’s far southern desert. I love that the route goes well beyond the Salar de Uyuni, and I like the chance to see flamingos, geysers, hot springs, and … Read more
In 1880 a small group of British railway engineers laying track through the Bolivian Andes between Uyuni and La Paz ran out of gin. The supply ship from Hamburg had not arrived, and Bolivian customs at the time was in no rush to release it. The engineers, who liked their gin and ginger ale at … Read more
Ask a Bolivian what the national dish is and you will get a different answer in every city. La Paz says salteña. Cochabamba says silpancho. Sucre says salteña, but the spicy chicken one. People in Santa Cruz quietly point at majadito and let the highlanders argue. The real answer is that Bolivian food is not … Read more