Cochabamba, Bolivia - Hannes' travel blog

Day 7. The local “fools”, or why grow tea in Bolivia instead of coca?

Day 7. The local “fools”, or why grow tea in Bo...

But let’s start with coca. It is quite an interesting phenomenon there, and a considerable share of agriculture in the tropical regions revolves around growing coca. Broadly speaking, Bolivia is...

Day 7. The local “fools”, or why grow tea in Bo...

But let’s start with coca. It is quite an interesting phenomenon there, and a considerable share of agriculture in the tropical regions revolves around growing coca. Broadly speaking, Bolivia is...

DAY 6 - Cochabamba’s coffee farmers

DAY 6 - Cochabamba’s coffee farmers

Relatively few people have tried Bolivia’s elegant and generally light coffee, with its slightly tea-like profile. But coffee from Cochabamba is such a rarity that even many Bolivians have never...

DAY 6 - Cochabamba’s coffee farmers

Relatively few people have tried Bolivia’s elegant and generally light coffee, with its slightly tea-like profile. But coffee from Cochabamba is such a rarity that even many Bolivians have never...

DAY 4 – Is the local coffee actually any good?

DAY 4 – Is the local coffee actually any good?

The first surprise when exploring Bolivia’s coffee scene is just how well developed its café culture is. Even at the airport, five different cafés presented themselves as serving “Bolivian specialty...

DAY 4 – Is the local coffee actually any good?

The first surprise when exploring Bolivia’s coffee scene is just how well developed its café culture is. Even at the airport, five different cafés presented themselves as serving “Bolivian specialty...

Day 2 - Cochabamba, Bolivia

Day 2 - Cochabamba, Bolivia

I’ve made it to Cochabamba, Bolivia’s third-largest city and one of the highest-altitude major cities in the world. Getting here is not quite as difficult as reaching Daga, but it...

Day 2 - Cochabamba, Bolivia

I’ve made it to Cochabamba, Bolivia’s third-largest city and one of the highest-altitude major cities in the world. Getting here is not quite as difficult as reaching Daga, but it...

The trip to Cochabamba starts on the 3rd of September. Hannes will post blog posts whenever he is able to gather his experience into words :)

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