Cordillera de los Frailes

Cordillera de los Frailes is in Chuquisaca (department) of Bolivia.

Understand

History

Landscape

Flora and fauna

Climate

Get in
  • Condortrekkers organizes two day all-inclusive tours to Cordillera de los Frailes
  • Trucks to Potolo leave Sucre at 10:00 from Parada Ravelo. It is recommended to be there at 09:00 as they may leave earlier if full.

Fees and permits

You may be charged:

  • Bs 25 for entering the land
  • Bs 10 for camino pre-Hispanico
  • Bs 20 for seeing dinosaur footprints

Get around

Hiking is the main option. IGM map has accurate contours, rivers and town names, but you should not trust them for any paths. openstreetmap is incomplete, but paths marked there are correct.

See
  • Chapel at Chataquila
  • Camino pre-Hispanico from Chataquila to Chaunaca
  • Maragua crater
  • Dinosaur footprints close to Humaca

Do

Buy
  • Maragua and Chaunaca have a basic grocery store
  • You will be offered hand-made woven bracelets many times
  • You may be offered to buy food (e.g. eggs) from local communities

Eat
  • You should bring all the food for the trip with you (and additional supplies for extra day, in case your trip gets extended)

Drink
  • You should be able to filter/sterilize water.

Sleep
  • Camping is the main option. You may be asked Bs 20 if you camp within a village
  • It is possible to spend a night in the school in Maragua

Stay safe

Cope
  • The main language spoken in the area is Quechua, but kids usually speak decent Spanish.
  • Children will be asking for presents. You may bring pens or fruits for them, but avoid giving them sweets, as these could damage the kids´ teeth.

Go next
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