Top 23 things to do and attractions in Potosi

People who worked at Mine are Heroes Unforgettable experience.

Life-changing experience. Don’t cheap out: hire a local guide and buy gifts for the miners who let you visit, and el tío if that’s your thing. Maybe a few scraps of bread for the dogs, too. Again, hire a guide. Spending $15-20 to visit the right way is absolutely worth it.

Very eye-opening experience to take a tour here. Astonished how miners work the same way as they did hundreds of years ago. Koala tours is recommended as they are a responsible agency.

Visiting the mines is not a joke but it's such a strong experience and I believe shouldn't be missed while in Potosi.

Fascinating place with lots of history.

This place is arguably one of the most painful and intensely violated place I’ve been: this mountain is the symbol of a century-long robbery that has been going on since the discovery of its silver, and it is the grave of thousands of people that poison themselves by working tirelessly in its dark caves chasing easy money. Its energy is one of illusion, it’s scarred face is the totem of a culture based on a very very volatile value. Go by all means and walk into a mine, you will never forget it, ever.

Iconic mountain with a dramatic history dominating the city centre. Lots of mines are still functioning these days: try to visit them with a local guide and buy some presents for the poor miners as an expression of respect, solidarity and interest

We had a good English tour, the museum has quite a good mix of different things. Of course there is a lot related to the old mint, like the machines they used in the different points in history and a lot of old coins. There is a historic library with important, old books for Potosí. Also some minerals, paintings, religious things, etc. Overall the whole building is also nice to see. Maybe they could improve a bit by defining clear start times of the tours. Some people joined the tours 10 minutes after the start.

A quite interesting museum. My wife and I visited it in October 2025. At this time the entry was 40 BOB for foreigners. We were happy to find out that this automatically included an English-speaking guide. However, as with most museums in the country, there is no clear logic as to how the exhibits are organized. The rooms jump from religious paintings to old coins, from UNESCO-Certificates to old coin-stamping machines. Still it is definitely worth a visit if you happen to be in Potosi.

The museum is great. But the guide qasn’t really happy to be there. Also the direction of the room didn t makes sense sometimes, like not in chronological order. Appart from that it’s good to lesrn about the history of the coins.

English tour was brilliant and provided an insight into the history of Potosí and the beginning of the mint. The grounds are beautiful, you must pay extra if wanting to take photographs. Tour lasts around 1.5 hours and was 40 bolivianos per person.

Beautiful museum with lots of history about the history of silver in Potosi. I think the 20BoB extra cost for taking photos is quite steep. I came to Potosí for the mines and the museum tour, but I feel like the museum tour is quite rushed especially in the furnace rooms with actual silver history. There's also just too much talk about Catholicsm and paintings of virgin Mary, I prefer to spend more time on the actual silver tour and less on religion. All in all, it's a nice tour with beautiful artifacts and coin collections.

Interesting and well set up museum, but unfortunatelly, there were no tours in English and most of the information was only in Spanish. It means that as a foreigner you pay double what the locals pay and have to walk with the group (cannot explore on your own) and not understand anything. Not sure it is really worth the 40 BOB entrance ticket + 20 BOB for using the camea + almost 2 hours of your time.

Fantastic tour here—one of the best in the country. The guides were funny and knowledgeable and offered real insights into the life and times of Potosi’s heyday, and the exhibits inside the Mint are maintained well so that visitors can understand the conditions of the workers and the historical progression of the minting over the centuries. Certainly a tour worth taking.

The markets are vibrant with lots of stalls, indigenous artefacts, and many women selling traditional items in and around the area. While it’s fun and colourful it must be vert difficult for many of the predominantly women trying to make a living. The markets are only a short walk from the central square.

Fun place to wonder about, then have lunch upstairs. I ate here three days in a row and never became ill.

Nice area with lots of little stores etc.

I have this special relationship with local markets, obviously because they are the liveliest places in every city! The small market "Mercado central" in Potosi is one of them, love it! Even not all the small shops were open, it was still nice to walk around! Interesting place to spend some time in the Center of Potosi!

Make sure to look hard for eating options. There are great food options in the basement and top floors. API & pastels are served in the basement in the afternoon from around 16:00 until the evening. This market doesn’t contain too much fresh fruit and vegetables for sale.

If you love markets around the world, you'll love this place 😊. Cheap food available too !

Local market, fresh produce, good cheap meals for lunch or dinner.

This is the image you find on the 50Bs bill. This used to be a temple, but now only the facade remains. What's the attraction? to climb up and have a great view of the city.

Really great views of the Cerro Rico, and it’s free! It was open on Tuesday despite Google saying it is closed, so they should correct their opening hours.

The most beautiful part of this awesome piece of architecture can be seen from the outside, although the view from the top of the tower is worth the price!

Beautiful.

Beautiful historical structure there is an entrance of 10 bs and a very nice member of the stuff gave us a small class about the history of the tower and the city.

(Translated by Google) It's really just a view, and not even the best. The thing is, it's a kind of travel agency inside, so you pay 10 bucks per person to go up and take a look. The person accompanies you, talking about events and tours, and trying to convince you to go on the tours. Well, it's just the view, nothing more. I went, but it's not really worth it. (Original) Realmente é apenas uma vista, e nem é das melhores. O fato é que dentro funciona uma espécie de agência de viajem, então você paga 10bs por pessoa para subir e dar uma olhada, a pessoa te acompanha e já vai falando dos eventos e dos passeios e tentando de convencer a fazer os passeios. Bom é só a vista nada mais, fui mas não compensa muito.

(Translated by Google) It's nice to go up, nothing surprising, but if you have some free time (about 30 minutes to go up and enjoy the view is more than enough) (Original) É bacana subir, nada surpreendente, mas se tiver com tempinho livre (uns 30min para subir e apreciar a vista, é mais que o suficiente)

This really is the central hub of Potosi. We seem to gravitate to it during our few days as it is surrounded by the major cathedral, historic colonial buildings and lots of vendors. It is the city's main square and is referred to as "Plaza del Regocijo" because it hosts major celebrations like Carnival and national holidays twice a year since 1890. Historically, it was a venue for bullfights, where the Prefect would donate bulls for public entertainment. It has a great atmosphere and is quite beautiful at sunset. It also has some quite humorous wise of guiding pedestrians around with guides dressed in various costumes

Potosi's living room. Go here, look around, grab a seat and people watch. Get yourself a glass of orange juice for 10bob.

Really pleasant plaza full of locals selling food / drinks or just relaxing. Great place to people watch and nestled amongst some colonial buildings which are equally as beautiful.

Beautiful plaza with lots to do and see

The 10 november square is an emblematic place for the gardens, pews, statues and the food stalls. around of the square there are historical buildings like church, palaces and museums. Ideal for sitting and sunbathing. The name of the square commemorate the independence gesture of 1810 when the locals revealed to the spanish empire.

Great square in Potosi, loved the atmosphere, especially the school bands playing.

I wish every city had a park-like plaza like this one, surrounded by beautiful buildings and always crowded in a pleasant way. Good starting point for a Potosi walk too.

(Translated by Google) A mine hole in the Cerro Rico of Potosí that becomes a museum and gives you a miners' experience (Original) Un boca mina en el cerro rico de potosí que se convierte en museo y se vive una experiencia de los mineros

(Translated by Google) It is no longer open to the public (Original) Ya no está abierto al público

(Translated by Google) It didn't work when I went (Original) No funcionaba cuando fui

(Translated by Google) ever (Original) jever

(Translated by Google) Closed (Original) Cerrado

(Translated by Google) It does not have price differentiation compared to the stalls installed at the weekly fair (Original) No tiene diferenciación de precios en comparación de los puestos instalados en la feria semanal

(Translated by Google) A business where you can supply properly prepared food (Original) Un comercio donde puede abastecer alimentos condevados adecuadamente

(Translated by Google) Good atmosphere, recommended (Original) Buen ambiente, recomendable

(Translated by Google) In expansion stage (Original) En etapa de ampliación

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(Translated by Google) Very nice hike (and little mentioned in the guides) From the center take a taxi and stop at Ex Garita. The start is not extraordinary but after 10 minutes it becomes very pretty with the Cerro Rico towering over you! 2 short hours of walking (over 4000m but quite simple) and return to the center observing the 2 lagoons. Pleasant trail (Original) Randonnée très chouette (et peu mentionnée dans les guides) Du centre prenez un taxi et arrêtez vous à Ex Garita. Le démarrage est pas extraordinaire mais après 10 minutes ça devient très joli avec le Cerro Rico qui vous domine ! 2 petites heures de marche (à plus de 4000m mais assez simple) et retour vers le centre en observant les 2 lagunes. Sentier agréable

(Translated by Google) Very nice experience, a landscape where you can release your stress 😋 (Original) Muy bonita experiencia, un paisaje donde puedes liberar tu estrés 😋

(Translated by Google) Excellent views and great place. (Original) Excelente vistas y grandioso lugar.

(Translated by Google) The water is very cold and the landscape is very beautiful. (Original) El agua es muy fria y es muy lindo el paisaje

(Translated by Google) There is no lagoon anymore (Original) No hay laguna ya

(Translated by Google) I liked going to the Kari Kari lagoon, its beautiful water is unique, a wonderful lagoon (Original) Me gusto ir a la laguna de kari kari sus hermosa agua es única una maravillosa laguna

(Translated by Google) Beautiful without a doubt, however, we must know that these lakes largely supply water to the City with good treatment, and that we as inhabitants of said city must take care of water, a limited resource. (Original) Hermosos sin duda, sin embargo, hay que saber que dichos lagos suministran de agua en gran parte a la Ciudad con un buen tratamiento, y que nosotros como habitantes de dicha ciudad debemos de cuidar el agua, un recurso limitado.

(Translated by Google) Interesting museum with a lot to see, interesting tour. (Original) Museo interesante con mucho que ver, interesante recorrido.

(Translated by Google) nice museum (Original) lindo museo

(Translated by Google) Good potosino museum (Original) Buen museo potosino

(Translated by Google) Beautiful construction, originally it was a cloister, called "De Las Recambios", belonging to the Franciscan order. The details that surround each of the gates are very original and very well done. The balcony and windows still maintain wrought iron as their main material. It is worth visiting this beautiful place and observing the details of its gates. (Original) Hermosa construcción, originalmente era un claustro, denominado "De Las Recogidas", perteneciente a la orden franciscana. Los detalles que rodean a cada uno de los portones, son muy originales y muy bien realizados. El balcón y las ventanas, todavía mantienen como material principal, el hierro forjado. Vale la pena, visitar este hermoso lugar y observar los detalles de sus portones.

(Translated by Google) Well-preserved colonial mansion (Original) Casona colonial bien conservada

(Translated by Google) Excellent attention (Original) Excelente atención

(Translated by Google) Very beautiful street, although beyond its popularity it does not stand out from almost all the other historic streets of Potosí, which are really well preserved. Yes, it is interesting that being a pedestrian you do not have the hassle of the chaotic traffic of the rest of the city. (Original) Muy bella calle, aunque más allá de su renombre no destaca de casi todas las otras calles históricas de Potosí, que están realmente bien conservadas. Sí es interesante que al ser peatonal no tenés la molestia del tránsito caótico del resto de la ciudad.

(Translated by Google) Beautiful part of the colonial area of ​​the city transports you to the past (Original) Bello parte de la zona colonial de la ciudad te transporta al pasado

(Translated by Google) Very nice, there is a very good hostel (Original) Muy lindo, hay un hostal muy bueno

We hiked most of the canyon; it was fabulous. Our guide was professional, knowledgeable, and affable. This is a must for the aria

I am writing my review here instead of the guide office because this pin has more views. All prices are as of Nov 2025. I asked for pricing for different options as I struggled to find complete information. As others mentioned, the park ticket is good for four days. We purchased ours late afternoon and were able to date it for the following day. Cost is 100 bs per person for foreigners. It is frequently mentioned in the guide office reviews that you should form your group before paying. There is even a sign on the desk that states that once payment is made, no one can be added to the group. The cost is the same whether for one or six people. We arrived at 7:30 and were able to form a group on our first day but I'd try to arrive earlier as most groups had already been created. Our first tour was to Cuidad de Itas and Caverna Umajalanta for a cost of 822 bolivianos. Of our group, one person did not do the caves and the cost was 127 for this person and 139 for the other five. To me this was lopsided as the price for Cuidad de Itas only was 570 bolivianos (570/6=95). Cuidad de Itas consists of two hikes, the second is shorter and has the cathedral - the images that you see in most pictures. We started a little after 8:00, it's an hour drive to the first hike and both were finished by 13:00-14:00. We then went to lunch (soup & plate of chicken, rice & salad). As vegetarians we brought our own lunch. This was good because despite telling us we would have a vegetarian meal, they never brought us one. The cave tour took approximately three hours, primarily because there were a couple bus loads of students. Our driver said that he hadn't seen it that crowded recently. For our second day, our guide offered the dinosaur footprints and El Vergel for 410 bolivianos. We had decided to go by ourselves which was good because we only saw one other person at the guide office trying to form a group. Note: tour one was on a Sunday & during a holiday weekend, tour #2 on Monday. The guide office the next morning said the tour would be 450 bolivianos. I told him we were quoted 410, our guide & he chatted and we paid 410. We visited two footprint areas, both titled Huellas de Dinosaurios; one on the road to Cuidad de Itas and the other in town. It took approximately three hours for both sites. We then drove to El Vergel and walked to the bridge overlook and then to another where the steps are to the waterfall. When talking to the guide the previous day, he said our 410 bs tour would include going to the waterfall however, on the day of our tour he said no. We do not know if this was the difference in price or if it was due to weather as it threatened to rain that day. We didn't care about the waterfall and with hearing thunder were happy to skip it (we'd also talked to others and they said it was nothing special). The total time was 5 or so hours, we carried sandwiches and had lunch at one of the overlooks. FYI, we were quoted 230 bs for El Vergel and the waterfall without the dinosaur footprints.

An awesome experience but you need to stay at least a week if you want to know all the places around here. You walk a lot Remember that each one has to pay once for the ticket to enter any particular place in Toro Toro National Park (bolivian 40bs; student 20bs; stranger 100bs) . Besides that you always have to go with a guide and pay them and for some places there are some extra equipment you will also pay

an amazing experience.the caves are very challenging. you have to go walk a lot ..like 3 hours the guides are very good and proffesional

Not worth the trouble to get there from the main cities nearby. It's 4.5 hours on a rough dirt road from Cochabamba. Plus you have to wait up to 2 hours for the collectivo to fill up. No wifi, bank, ATM or pharmacy in town. Nature is pretty but nothing spectacular. Caves and canyon are beautiful and worth seeing if you come. Restaurants are limited and all serve the same basic menu. People are very friendly. Guides required for all visitors. 200 BS to enter park plus about 100 BS per half day tour.

The canyon, the caves, ciudad de Itas, and everything inside the national park is amazing, the whole project is owned, run, by the community the profits as well, the quality of the services surfaces the expected try to learn a little spanish, but some of the guides speak English now, amazing experience with my University classroom.

One of my favourite places in Bolivia. 5 hours from Cochabamba, you can reach it by Public transportation or by a travel agency. Once there, you should go to the Sernap office to buy your entrance ticket (40 Bob for bolivians and 100 Bob for foreigners) and get a local guide. Two days and a night is probably the best options to see the main attractions: first day Waka sinqa canyon to see incredible dinosaur footprints and end up swimming in a cold natural swimming pool looking at the amazing Vergel waterfalls, second day the Intas city and the Uma Jalanta cave (pretty extreme sport). If you stay one day more you can go for a trekking and see particular "champiñones" stones, weird and small trees and more dinosaur footprints. Really worth it!!

This is interesting both from a historical and museum point of view. The Carmelite convent in Potosí, Bolivia, is actually the Santa Teresa Convent founded in 1685 by the Order of the Discalced Carmelites in honor of Saint Teresa of Avila. It was originally a home for Carmelite nuns, a cloistered home for young women from wealthy families, who entered at the age of 15 and lived in strict isolation, dedicating themselves to prayer, scripture, and tasks like baking and sewing. The convent was richly endowed with gifts from families, including paintings, jewellery, and furniture, which are now part of its museum collection showcasing religious art and historical items including stunning Baroque altarpieces, artworks by prominent painters and macabre relics such as self-flagellation tools.

It's an extremely sad tour. It tells the story of how the terrible catholic institution not only made enslavement happen in America but also made millions of women being nuns that had to live away from society, not talking to their own family. They even show the self torture instruments and where the nuns' bodies were buried. It takes 1 hour and a half for the whole tour and it's very slow rhythm since the guide locks and opens each of the hundreds of rooms you have to get in. For 30 bobs I believe you better do something else.

Was placed in a tour group that started 40 minutes prior, with the explanation that i could catch the beginning with the following tour. The tour guide was so dreadfully trite that simple plaques next to each item could've taken her job. No English tours were available. I left after 15 minutes.

Saint Theresa Museum and Convent is incredible. Lydia provides an awesome tour in English. Teenage girls were only accepted into the convent if their family was wealthy enough to give a dowry of paintings or other valuables worth 2,000 pieces of gold. Once the girl entered, she never left the building for her entire life and could not see or talk to an outsider. Sounds horrible, but it was an honor. Amazing stories, amazing art. Amazing rooms.

Interesting place but more as a museum of christian religious art than as a monastery. Actually very little is disclosed about the monastic lives of the nuns.

Very interesting, very well preserved. And the guide was very good at her job ! One of the highlights of the city.

2 hour tour for about 4 USD. Worth the price. Tour guide wasn't very friendly, seemed very standoffish.

(Translated by Google) San Roque neighborhood, a good area (Original) Barrio San roque una buena zona

(Translated by Google) It is a very beautiful place, the temple is made of pure colonial stone (Original) Es un lugar muy bonito el templo es de pura piedra colonial

(Translated by Google) The colonial Church of San Bernardo and its entire surroundings is one of the spaces that identify GRAN POTOSÍ as an architectural jewel! (Original) La Iglesia colonial de San Bernardo y todo su entorno es uno de los espacios que identifican al GRAN POTOSÍ como joya arquitectónica!

(Translated by Google) Beautiful church... it is not allowed to post forums inside (Original) Hermosa iglesis... no es permitido sacar foros por dentri

(Translated by Google) Beautiful place to walk (Original) Hermoso lugar para pasear

(Translated by Google) The place is very nice (Original) Es muy lindo el lugar

(Translated by Google) Another of the churches that our city has (Original) Otra de las iglesias con las que cuenta nuestra ciudad