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Torotoro National Park

Potosí Department · Nature and hiking

Torotoro National Park, photo 1
Photo: Gaumut, CC BY-SA 3.0

Torotoro is a small village at the end of a mountain road, in a landscape that looks straight out of the age of dinosaurs, and with good reason: hundreds of giant footprints are still visible in the rock. You climb down a 300 m canyon to a waterfall and crawl through a real cave with an underground river and blind fish. One of the most spectacular adventures in the country, a few hours from Cochabamba.

2,720 maltitude
2 to 3 daysto spend there
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Things to do

  • Torotoro canyon and El Vergel waterfall
  • Umajalanta cave (easy caving, underground river)
  • Giant dinosaur footprints around the village
  • Ciudad de Itas (rock formations)

What to eat

  • Picante mixtoA plate of several meats (chicken, tongue, beef) in chilli sauce, with chuño and rice. For chilli lovers.
  • SilpanchoA thin breaded beef cutlet on rice and potatoes, topped with a fried egg and a tomato and onion salad. THE Cochabamba dish.
  • Sopa de maníCreamy peanut soup topped with pasta and fries. Comforting and very Bolivian.
Tip. A guide is required in the park (you'll find one in the village). Plan two nights there.

How to get to Torotoro

  • Cochabamba Road (bus, car) · 4 to 5 h

    Daily minibuses from the south of Cochabamba (Av. República area), leaving early in the morning. Or by car or tour.

    Check the times the day before: departures are not hourly.

Photos of Torotoro National Park

Torotoro National Park, photo 2
Photo: Fernando Suárez Saavedra, CC BY-SA 4.0
Torotoro National Park, photo 3
Photo: Havardtl, CC BY 4.0
Torotoro National Park, photo 4
Photo: Carla Lidia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Torotoro National Park, photo 5
Photo: Alexdelgado52, CC BY-SA 4.0
Torotoro National Park, photo 6
Photo: Yulacha, CC BY-SA 4.0
Torotoro National Park, photo 7
Photo: Gabrarq77, CC BY-SA 4.0

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