The Circunvalacion

Circumventing Coroico lays an almost perfectly flattened patch of land, which is on parts used as a road, as a path, or not used at all. It was constructed in the 1940s, as a part of the never finished rail connection between La Paz and the Yungas (see C.3.). You can even make out a big flattened spot, where the Coroico Railway Station was planned. Even though there is no train, it is useful: one of the easiest walks in the area uses this abandoned project. It lacks spectacular attractions like waterfalls and rivers, but it makes up for that in being a great introduction to local gastronomy, agriculture, forest, wildlife and views. So me parts of the trip follow rarely taken paths, where you might meet snakes, peculiar birds, squirrels and abundant butterflies. You’ll walk through coffee and banana plantations, see terraced coca fields and grasslands, walk under mango trees and along citrus plantations. Whenever the weather and the trees allow, you’ll be treated to a great view of the Rio Coroico Valley . And on your way back to the village you can treat yourself to artisanal ice-cream in Villa Bonita.

 

This is the easiest and shortest walk in the area. It takes only 2 hours 30.