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1. Bolivia Introduction: Ever wanted to travel the world, but you don't really
know where to start. You don't really know
what to put on your list. Then this course is for you. In this ultimate
bucket list courses, students explore the most
beautiful destinations is one of the most
iconic cities. No special skills required in this class is fun for
the whole family. I'm Kelsey about TSL burger. I've traveled to
45 countries while singing around the world. From climbing Macchu Picchu
to the Great Wall of China, to the Eiffel Tower, to the VAT. Again. I've done it all. And so can you no one is too young, too old to inexperienced, to travel, and now is the
perfect time to start. Feel free to reference
your travel tribe ultimate in bucket list, travel planner to help you
organize your thoughts. I like coloring pages to
help you enjoy the ride. In no particular order. Here are the top locales and activity is to add
to your bucket list.
2. Bolivia: Bolivia, the South American country with two
official capitals. Bolivia is known for the Andes Mountains,
the asset column, a desert, and the Amazon
basin rain forest. Salt flats, known as the
largest mirror in the world. The Bolivia salt flats
are these salon. They will uni, is one of the most spectacular
sights on the planet. At nearly 12,000 ft
above sea level, this magical place was formed by the transformation of
two prehistoric lakes. A massive salt crust
formed over the water, which is sort of like a brine. Now, when you are
lucky enough to experience these salat or right after a
little bit of rain, the salt flat becomes the
largest mirror in the world at 80 mi or 129 km across. Bonus and most
enjoyable pro tip ever. This phase is also a massive breeding
ground for flamingo. In Kawasaki is a
hilly outcrop of land and former island in the middle
of the cell out of date, will you need this hosts gigantic cacti and
a tourist center. There are unusual and fragile
coral life structures here. Deposits that often consists
of fossils and algae. The place is the top
of the remains of an ancient volcano
which was submerged when the area was part of a giant prehistoric lake
about 40,000 years ago. The Valley of souls is a densely packed forest
of rock formations, each stabbing toward the
sky in gray clusters, formed out of mud rock and erosion over hundreds of years. This visually stunning Valley has drawn in visitors
from all over the world. When locals first stumbled
upon this valley, they felt that the spires
resembled petrified souls, which gave the area its name. Adding to the mystique
and beauty is the 15,000 foot you lean body. Bolivia is highest mountain. The towers above the
valley in the background. In lab pauses, huge
city size cemetery. The deceased are stored in
rows of apartment buildings. Here. Overcrowding is not
restricted to the living. The city's cemeteries are so full that a crypt in
the biggest cemetery, the general cemetery, is
only reserved for ten years. The remains are cremated
and collected by the family to be stored
in a smaller space. Established in 18, 26. The general cemetery has
grown so much in size, but it currently looks
like a city within itself, spread over the equivalent of fifth teen city blocks or
a whole mile and a half. And the individual
concrete apartments are set four stories high with compact 2s stuck
one above the other, frames by glass and decorated
with flowers and photos. These are added with the
help of ladders to aid in the deceased journey
into the afterlife. Part of a tradition
where death is seen as a continuation of light. The cemetery becomes even more boisterous during the day
of the dead festivities. Or families visit their
beloved relatives and spend the entire day they're feasting and celebrating and talking about their lives. Interestingly, the
grueling requirements of paying rent is not
only for the Living. In fact, if cemetery
fees have not been paid or the fee
deadlines are missed, the bodies can be, for lack of a better word, evicted and sometimes are
not able to be traced. A spectacular bird's eye view. It's not only reserved
for airplane rides here. I love pies with the
stunning ride in the cable car called
me telephony go. Passengers are greeted by a gorgeous glimpse of
the rugged terrain. Densely packed
buildings cooling into vertical hillsides bordered by looming mountain. The left pass. A larger metropolitan area, uses a sprawling
cable car system as its main mode
of transportation. Me tell if Federico is
the first urban system to use cable cars as its main
method of transportation. When it was built,
it was said to be the world's longest
aerial cable car system. Originally the transits. I had three lines, red, yellow, and green representing
the Bolivian flag. It expanded in 2017 them. And now you can spend a whole
day writing the cable car, taking in the sites while experiencing in real
life carnival ride, discover the rooftop patios and other intriguing views hidden among the brightly
colored houses. These bottom heavy
toll go to OCI trees, come with a fascinating tale. When the world was still
very new, the Anya, or the spirits of the darkness
wanted to destroy humans. When they found out that out of this beautiful woman
who had married the god called Liberty
or hummingbird, was pregnant and would
soon give birth to a son. They panicked. The spirits believed
that this son would punish them
when he grew up. It became their mission to
murder his pregnant mother. She fled from her village, but the spirits followed her and harassed
her wherever she found her resting spot
for the next exhausted, she finally hit in the
trunk of October ROCE tree, where she did safely give
birth to her baby boy. Sure enough, her son fulfilled his prophecy and read the
earth of these evil spirits. But his mother's
still had to live out the rest of her day
is hiding until her son was a grown man and
could protect her forever, buried in the trunk of
this beautiful tree, she emerges every so often in
the shape of a flower that attracts hummingbirds as a way to connect with her husband. She literally means tree of
refuge for sheltering tree. And an English,
it is referred to as the silk floss trait. It is related to
the baobab tree. The church of St.
Lawrence here was built by indigenous
people in MS. Deed. So Baroque style. In the south-western
corner of Bolivia, visitors will encounter an inspiring
otherworldly landscape. This vast high
altitude desert plain of smoking volcanoes. Dolly ask rock formations, boiling mud and drifting snow. And the Andes towering in the background
eventually leads to a rare natural wonder
near the border of Chile. Read lagoon, filled with hundreds of pink
flamingos to boot. It's known as Laguna Colorado. The Laguna Colorado
is a shallow, salty lake and it
spans 6,000 ha, but it's less than a meter deep. Suggests water is actually
the blood of the gods. Although science tells us
that the color comes from the algae and rich
minerals in the water. Column. Arco is a
fossil bed and Bolivia, the main track bearing level
is almost vertical with a surface area of
around 65,000 m² with a total of 12,092 individual dinosaur
tracks in 465 trackways. Nine different types of dinosaur tracks have been
documented from here. Among them are several trackways of theropods as sauropods, as well as many others. The Witches market,
known as El Mercado, the last blue has this one, which is market is a popular tourist
attraction for adults. In the center, cool
gray in lapis. Merchandise sold in
the witches market is run by local witch doctors, known as yet TV. About 10 km from
downtown lullabies consists of an area
where erosion has worn away the majority of
a mountain and left these tall clay spires similar to the valid,
the last animus. The sides of the mountains
are different colors, creating striking
optical illusions. Majority of them are beige
or a light brown in color, but some are almost
red or dark violet. Crystal de la Concordia
is a statue of Jesus Christ located on
the top of San Pedro Hill, accessible by cable car or
by climbing 2000s steps. The statue is 34 m tall and it should
not be confused with Brazil's Christos or Christ
the Redeemer statue. So the main Yana is a geothermal area and
Southwestern Bolivia, between 4,800 m and
5,000 m in altitude, characterized by intense
volcanic activity. And the sulfur springs field, which is full of mud lakes and steam pools with boiling mud. There are also several wells, one of which emits
pressurized steam visible in the morning
up to 50 m high. This field is size
medically very active, has been investigated
for potential of geothermal power generation. Last but not least,
the coca museum. This covers the history
of the coca plants, not to be confused
with the cocoa plant. From the Andean region, the leaves are often used in T, which have no effect
on the body other than their massive amount of caffeine,
sort of like black tea. Coca leaves and coca tea are often consumed in
high altitudes, which helps to relieve
the altitude sickness. Again, due to the high levels of caffeine when bringing
this T or the leaves home do be aware that
tourists are only allowed to take a certain number of
boxes out of the country. So do your research. I have the most fun and Bolivia, and I hope that through
this course, you did too.
3. Bolivia Conclusion: Thank you all for joining
me on our Travel Tribe, ultimate bucket listed venture. In the next course, the Travel Tribe heads
to sub-Saharan Africa, where we will explore
giraffe manner in Kenya, Okavango River
Delta in Botswana, the baobab trees and Madagascar, the world's oldest
desert in Namibia. And more. For a more in-depth look at countries from
around the world. Check out my Travel
Tribe culture series, which dives into the
history, culture, food traditions, animals and weird and most intriguing things about specific countries
around the world. I'm Kelsey vessel Burger. Thank you so much
for joining me on the ultimate bucket list course for future traveling
adventure is search, travel drive in the search bar. Thank you for traveling with the Travel Tribe for future research. Some of my favorite travel books are a year in Provence by Peter male under the
Tuscan Sun by Francis may, wild by cheryl strayed,
CouchSurfing in Iran. By Steven or the cat who went
to Paris by Peter gathers. I look forward to seeing you at your next travel
drive adventure.
Kelsey Betzelberger, Opera singer / Teacher / Traveler
