A road trip to Cochabamba from La Paz. As the La Paz - Oruro highway is still under construction the trip takes about 8 hours including one hour of breaks. Once the 4-lane highway is ready I think the trip will be significantly faster - maybe even down to 4-5 hours total.
Some photos from the road to Cochabamba.
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| Up on the Altiplano. Flat - really flat. |
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| Great view of the Huyana Potosi - one of Bolivia's highest mountains. |
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| Banana transport. |
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| You don't want to hang behind this truck for too long! |
The Angostura water reservoir south east from Cochabamba.
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| Great fish at the restaurant at lake Eden below the dam. |
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| Unused railroad that was once taking visitors up to the rservoir from town. |
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| The ride back over the lake. |
Pairumani park on the north west side of Cochabamba.
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| You can walk through the tunnel to the other side of the mountain or... |
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| you can wade in the water through this tunnel. |
The Christo statue on the hill on the east side of town.
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| It's possible to walk up to the statue, but not recommended due to frequent muggings on the path. It should be relatively safe early in the morning before 10 AM. The telecabine starts working around 10.30AM. |
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| The upper station. |
On the road back we stopped by at some ancient church ruins at the village of Lequepalca. This is in fact the oldest church in Bolviia. The first one ever built by the spanish.
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| The graveyard is still in use. |
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| But the church is in ruins. |
On the Altiplano some small tornadoes were forming due to the heat.
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| A tornado surrounding an abandoned house. |
