Cochabamba, Bolivia Travel Blogs

Leaving the Altiplano Behind
Jan 6, 2006 (20 photos)

... farmers whose abundant crops were submerged in the muddy waters of the overflowing river. Walking the streets of Cochabamba, we felt that "schizophrenic" might aptly describe this city of perpetual spring. Although our guide books had clearly warned ...

Pit-stop in Cochabamba
Dec 14, 2006

Dean:  We are now making our way back north for Christmas, to a village near Cochabamba, breaking the journey up by stopping over in Cochabamba for the night.  It's a good sized town but Alex and I are still not feeling 100%.  I'm sure we ...

Monkey Magic
Jan 11, 2004

... end of the week Weasy, slept on my lap for nearly an hour, which was larvely! My Hogmanay was a wild tequila affair in Cochabamba, not a night that I remember and a morning (or day later) where I woke up surprised to find I had all my clothes and both ...

Walking in canyons with dinosaurs in Toro Toro
Oct 3, 2006 (21 photos)

I went to Cochabamba, mainly as a starting point for a visit to Toro Toro. I spent a day in Cochabamba first though, to find out about tours, transport, etc. No tours clearly, also not that much transport either, actualy just not much information about ...

the last stop
Oct 22, 2008 (13 photos)

As we wound the bikes around the streets of Cochabamba looking for a hostal with a courtyard for the bikes, my engine died and wouldn't start. The kick start felt really crunchy and just wrong. Angry and tired I pushed the bike for about 10 mins to the ...

First days in Bolivia
Apr 15, 2003 (4 photos)

... only way to escape the fumes were to stuff two popcorn pieces in his nose. But against all odds we survived the ordeal, and are now basking in the sunshine in Cochabamba. Tomorrow we will head to Santa Cruz, so you probably hear from us again there.

life in cochabamba
Dec 6, 2008 (50 photos)

... volleyball, out for dinner, found a pool hall (80p an hour), been to a bolivian house party and walked around lots.  cochabamba is friendly and warm.  tan lines from my flip flops.  lots of dogs around on the streets and women in traditional ...

Sustainable Bolivia
Nov 24, 2008 (28 photos)

... up and carrying it around.  Good job really because they would anyway.  Was out in the playground in rural Cochabamba with amazing scenery, mountains in the background, surrounded by kids none of whom I could understand but they all smiled at me ...

Arrived in Cochabamba
Nov 20, 2008 (15 photos)

... out at the Andes in La Paz airport.  Did not feel as winded as I thought I would at the altitude.  Now in Cochabamba and have had a bit of a wander around.  So far so good.  Seems reasonable size but certainly not London busy.  ...

Apart Hotel Violetta's
Mar 23, 2009

... , close to El Prado in a calm area of the city. The Violetta's Apart Hotel offers comfortable and fully equipped apartments for your stay in Cochabamba, Bolivia on business or vacation. You can make a reservation through this site: Bolivia Travel Site

Cochabamba
May 9, 2007 (1 photos)

We said our goodbyes to Cats family, and headed to Cochabamba (Thanks for a great time and for making us feel so welcome!!). Cochabamba has the feel of a city that used to be nice, but has fallen on hard times, its looking a bit worse for ware and so we ...

Bloody Bolivian Blockades
Jun 11, 2008

We arrived in Chochabamba at some God foresaken hour in a bus designed for people with no legs and sindows that when shut were not shut! Lukily we managed to get a connecting bus to La Paz and we patted each other on the back for being so ingenious... ...

Road trip out East!!!!
Mar 18, 2007

... Paz to Santa Cruz and then drive from SC to Villa Tunari, where our other regional office is located (halfway between Cochabamba and Santa Cruz). Yesterday (Saturday), though, I was presented with an opportunity I couldn't refuse - a road trip ...

Chilling in Cochabamba
Mar 4, 2009

... our habit) at 7am and again, found a good hostel and we were able to get some more sleep right away. Cochabamba is not the most touristy town in Bolivia but it was a good stopover for us between Sucre and La Paz and we certainly did not want to go to ...

The world´s largest Jesus
Jul 24, 2007

... spectacular views over the city, the lake and the surrounding mountains. We then walked down and congratulated ourselves with a large lunch. Cochabamba is known as the city at the centre of the Bolivian drug trade, perhaps that is why the tourists do not ...

Why Did We Come Here Again?
Sep 20, 2009 (10 photos)

... wondering if I am just really confused and referring to Rio, and while I usually am a bit befuddled, I can assure you that Cochabamba has a Christo tambien. Anyway, it is clearly a total copy of Rio´s idea. In Rio, Christo Redentor stands 33 meters tall, ...

Cochabamba, Bolivia
Apr 16, 2007 (1 photos)

Arrived in Cochabamba at 5 in the morning and found a hostel and went straight to bed.  Afet a good rest we went and took the gondola up to the cristo statue.  We werent just being lazy, we had been told not to walk up because it was dangerous.& ...

Alweer een grote stad
Mar 11, 2009

... , kwamen we midden in de nacht in Cochabamba aan... en het regende pijpestelen. Gelukkig was het overdag weer droog. Maar Cochabamba bevalt niet zo... waarschijnlijk omdat het alweer de 3e grotere stad achter elkaar is. Ik heb zin om wat te relaxen in the ...

Asuncion to Cochabamba
Jul 12, 2006

Flight 3

Santa Cruz to Cochabamba...not a misprint
Jul 12, 2006

Yeah, so we flew TAM from Rio to Santa Cruz, and TAM doesnt fly to La Paz, where we want to go, so we are flying LAB from Santa Cruz to La Paz, but it goes back through Cochabamba...where we just came from...NUTS!

edizione straordiaria e week end!
Mar 26, 2007 (5 photos)

Ciao a tutti, il lavoro e' bello freenetico e per questo morivo mi e' difficile aggiornare spesso il blog! Comunque ne vale la pena perche' ho pubblicato sul gionale Los Tiempos ben tre articoli!!! Riguardano tutti un festival di teatro e marionette ma ...

Review of Hotel La Colonia in Cochabamba
Mar 4, 2009

Address: Calle Luis Mostajo 100, esq. Atahuallpa Situated in Cochabamba city in the heart of Bolivia, Hotel La Colonia is located in a peaceful area with a great view of the city. A major privilege is the personalized attention and the springtime ...

leaving cochabamba
Dec 15, 2008 (71 photos)

... no reason then held out his hand for money and started shouting at me - i did not give to that particular charity).  all said, cochabamba has been fantastic and i have really enjoyed my time here.  it has been everything and more than i expected.

Toro Toro National Park
Oct 16, 2009

Hola Amigos, Well, we have started our new tour and headed from La Paz to Cochabamba (Bolivia´s third largest city). We can see the difference with Bolivia straight away as it is very poor and not really catered for tourists like Peru. When we got to ...

Stadtleben Bolivien
Apr 13, 2009 (15 photos)

... . Nach 2 Tagen Aufenthalt geht es wieder nach einer 11 Stuendigen Bustour ins mit 200.000 Einwohnern ebenfalls recht grosse Cochabamba. Eine 33 Meter grosse Jesusstatue (aehnlich wie in Rio) tront auf einem Berg ueber der Stadt und auch sonst ist die ...

ˇVamos pues!
Apr 30, 2007 (1 photos)

Credevate che fossi sparito eh? invece no, sono ancora vivo qui in terra Boliviana solo che gli impegni mi hanno tenuto lontano da questo blog, inoltre non ho fatto niente di particolarmente eccitante da raccontare, o meglio oramai mi sembra tutto ...

Arrival in a new colony?
Jan 13, 2006 (1 photos)

Arrival! With only minor snags on the flight and a few hours sleep on the red-eye, we hit the ground running in Cochabamba. Today is the first day of a 3 day conference--held at the Maryknoll language school--of "internationals" who live in Bolivia and ...

What's happening here...
Jan 14, 2006

... and work to defeat free trade agreements. 3. Oppose privatization of the gas & oil industry here. Learn more about Bolivia, especially Cochabamba: Jim Schultz, head of the Democracy Center, attended the conference. A good writer and speaker.

Continued Xmas and Last Things
Feb 4, 2006

My family surprised Paul & me by putting together a financial gift to take to Bolivia instead of exchanging Christmas gifts this year. Today we were delighted to give the first donation from that fund: to a domestic violence shelter in nearby ...

Sucre to Cochabamba -15hrs in the back of a truck
May 6, 2006

... meters for 15 hours in the cold, the wind and potential rain, freezing our asses off to get to Cochabamba, which is home to Bolivia's second largest coca plantation. 2 Hours outside Cochabamba is an animal sanctuary where I am considering spending a ...