High society: El Alto, Bolivia, steps into the spotlight
After landing at El Alto, canny travellers don’t go straight to La Paz but soak up the exuberant architecture, culture and women’s projects of Bolivia’s second city
December 2017
Holiday guides
La Paz, Bolivia guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels
High in the Andes, Bolivia’s de facto capital is having a moment, thanks to local artists, chefs and cafe owners on a mission to breathe new life into the historic centre
February 2016
Resilient cities
Subway in the sky: has La Paz's cable car made a real difference to the city?
Almost two years on and the teleférico to El Alto has proved a cheap and stress-free way to link neighbouring cities that were long seen as social worlds apart
June 2013
A culinary tour of Bolivia: cooking with altitude
Gustu, Bolivia: the surprise restaurant venture by Noma's Claus Meyer
April 2013
Corkboard
Travel news: gourmet guides in Bolivia, green trips to the Azores and family activities to enjoy
Plus 'affordable luxury' at a new London hotel, a whistlestop tour of the UK and some holiday destinations to warm you up
September 2012
Bolivia carnival: wet and wild
Water fights, costumed parades, dancing girls and blood rituals – Bolivians really know how to celebrate carnival in style, as a drenched Gemma Bowes discovers
August 2009
The world's first cocaine bar
The club in La Paz, Bolivia that sells cocaine as well as alcohol
January 2009
Prison break
At the bizarre San Pedro prison in Bolivia, the subject of a forthcoming Hollywood film, inmates charge visitors to get in. Vicky Baker reports
December 2007
Top 10 hostels in South America
Fresh back from his tour of Latin America, our budgeteer Benji Lanyado reviews the one-star accommodation with five-star atmosphere
October 2006
Bolivia: essential information
The highest and most isolated of the Andean nations, Bolivia is known as the 'Tibet of the Americas' – but it is a diverse country with temperate lowlands and jungles as well as snow-capped peaks. Flamboyant La Paz is popular for sightseeing at altitude.
