The community of Tuni

A unique experience of sharing and exchange within an Aymara community located in the earth of the Cordillera Real in Bolivia

Overview :

Length of stay :

3 days on the spot.

Transport :

Driver and private car

Entry of the sites :

Included

Guide :

English or Spanish speaking guides

Altitude of the journey:

Between 3.600 m and 4.500 m

Best moment of year :

From April to October

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Steps and highlights:

Main steps:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Highlights:

  • Immersion in an Aymara village at the foot of the Real Cordillera
  • Participation to the daily activities (sewing, cooking, hikes in the surroundings…)
  • Discovering of the habits, traditional customs and ancestral know-how
  • Encounter in a spirit of intercultural exchange with the inhabitants

Day 1 : LA PAZ - TUNI

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Departure :

08:00 am

Accommodation :

Night in a ecolodge

Meals included :

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Altitude :

Between 3.600 m asl and 4.450 m asl

Time of transport :

3 hours approx.

Walking time :

NA

LA PAZ - TUNI

Departure in the morning, to reach the little village of Tuni, located at the foot of the Condoriri massif. Meeting with families of the community. Assistance in the preparation of a typical Andean lunch. In the afternoon, activities in the village: introduction to the weaving techniques, fetching llamas and alpacas in the fields...

Day 2 : TUNI

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Departure :

NA

Accommodation :

Night in a ecolodge

Meals included :

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Altitude :

4.450 m asl

Time of transport :

NA

Walking time :

According to your desires

TUNI

Traditional breakfast with buñelos (kind of doughnut) and api (drink prepared with purple korn). Activities in relation with the community life (harvesting in the fields, lamas,..). Cooking of the huatia (Meal cooked in a kind of “oven” built underground with big warm stones). In the afternoon, walk with a local guide in the surroundings areas. Musical evening with a local band from the neighbouring village of Chuñawi (Subject to availability).

Special information :
Possibility of returning to La Paz in the afternoon.

Day 3 : TUNI - LA PAZ

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Departure :

04:00 pm

Accommodation :

NA

Meals included :

Breakfast, lunch

Altitude :

Between 4.450 m asl and 3.600 m asl

Time of transport :

3h

Walking time :

According to your desires

TUNI - LA PAZ

Breakfast. Departure to the Laguna Chiarkhota. We’ll first walk to the west to go around the Laguna Tuni, and then walk up a valley in north-east direction. Then we will calmly go up a gorgeous valley to the Laguna Chiarkota, at the foot of the Condoriri massif, base camp for Condor head and Pequeño Alpamayo climbing. Only the scenery in this magical place is worth the effort. There you can see the glacier which leads to the Pequeño Alpamayo, but most of all, this place offers a breathtaking view on the Condor head and its majestic glacier. We will walk back to Tuni using the same track. Then we’ll go back to La Paz by road with a private transport. Retour à pied jusqu´au village de Tuni par le même chemin. Puis, route en véhicule privé pour rallier la ville de La Paz.

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