{"id":2465,"date":"2023-11-22T20:51:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T20:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travegeo.com\/articles\/?page_id=2465"},"modified":"2023-11-23T00:26:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T00:26:37","slug":"exploring-bolivia-by-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travegeo.com\/articles\/exploring-bolivia-by-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Bolivia by train"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2465\" class=\"elementor elementor-2465\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-219ed5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"219ed5e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfae3e7 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"bfae3e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79761fc animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79761fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Bolivia is a very interesting land-locked country in South America. With various landscapes from deserts and mountains to rainforest it a mecca for backpackers.\u00a0<\/p><p>Suprisingly &#8211; it still have existing railway network &#8211; you have to try it!<\/p><p>The trains all have meter gauge and bolivians are proud .<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf2a80f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"bf2a80f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e01b9a4 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"e01b9a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df6bcb6 animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"df6bcb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><style>.elementor-shortcode .travegeo-embed { min-height: 450px !important; } .elementor-shortcode .travegeo-embed iframe {min-height: 450px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"travegeo-embed\" style=\"box-shadow: 0 3px 5px rgba(70, 70, 70, 0.1);background-color: #ffffff;width:100%; padding:5px;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" border=\"0px\" src=\"https:\/\/travegeo.com\/Passenger_trains_in_America?embed&bb=W1stODIuNDQ3MjcsLTIzLjU5MTQ4XSxbLTQ4Ljg2NTc3LC05Ljk5NDM0XV0=\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc9a5e animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adc9a5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crossing into Bolivia by train<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c60ff9 animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c60ff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>In 70s adventure traveler and writer Paul Theureux was travelling from Boston to Patagonia &#8211; he entered Bolivia by train from Peru (to be 100% correct &#8211; with ferry via lake Titicaca) and exitied country with international train to Argentina. All Bolivia international links are defunct now, but country passenger railway network is still working.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63c6ea animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b63c6ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eastern network<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665ea8d animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"665ea8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>The western network goes north-south from lake Tititaca. The main corridor is from Oruro to the border in Argentina in Villazon. In the old times train passed the border and continued on Argentina side.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63e673 animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b63e673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Western network<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c05bc6c animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c05bc6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>The western network contains two lines originating in Santa Cruz. Both lines reach country borders.<\/p><p>With Brazil at Puerto Quijarro (Corumba on Brazil side)<\/p><p>And with Argentina at Yacuiba,<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92d5edf animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92d5edf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sucre<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564cfe9 animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"564cfe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>There is branch line from Rio Mulato to Potosi and Sucre. There is no scheduled passenger trains on this line. For many years &#8220;ferrobus&#8221; (Mercedes on the steel wheels) run on the route betwee Sucre and Potosi, however there was some landslides\u00a0 in 2020 and the train is probably suspended.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a2dac animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7a2dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cocachamba<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3873f76 animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3873f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Long time ago it was possible to reach Cocachamba (4th largest city in Bolivia) by train\u00a0 &#8211; the branch line was connected with eastern network in Oruro. However the tracks are impassable for decades. In the city of Cochacamba itself the rail corridor was converted to the modern tram network (using normal guage &#8211; for the first time in Bolivia).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bolivia is a very interesting land-locked country in South America. 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