Advantages: A beautiful, remote location for someone who likes to get off the beaten track Disadvantages: Not for luxury seekers!
Sorata is often described as Bolivia's "hidden gem", a kind of "beach" for South America. It's certainly hidden and it's certainly beautiful, but those seeking idyll may be disappointed.
To get to Sorata from La Paz you have to negotiate a perilous mountain road. I have heard that it is a road with one of the world's worst safety records, and it is not difficult to see why. For 3 hours you toil along a remote road with a steep drop to one side. ...
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Advantages: Idillic location; very relaxing; plenty of trekking Disadvantages: Hard to get to; very few creature comforts
...as a village square. Sorata is centered around this square with a couple of shops several café/resatuarants and a few hotels dotted around it and (along with one internet café, which costs around 15p for an hour - a slight contrast from the $4 for 15mins in miami airport on the way over).
Trekking:
The primary activity in Sorata is definately the trekking and there is cerntianly plentiy of opportunity in the surrounding area. We were embarking ...
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