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Tarija City Tour And Cellars

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DTECSCHD TARIJA CITY TOUR AND CELLARS Half Day

Hotel / Luis de Fuentes y Vargas Main Square / Golden House / Paleontological Museum / Lomas de San Juan Viewpoint / La Concepcion Wineries and Vineyards / Hotel

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Pick up from the hotel and start of the tour in the Chura Tarija, which means beautiful Tarija, one of the smallest cities in Bolivia, but very charming, located on one side of the Guadalquivir River is the Andalusian city and capital of Bolivian wine. Begin the excursion with the first attraction: the Luis de Fuentes y Vargas Main Square, in its surroundings are the municipal powers and the government, it is adorned with statues of civic characters and flowers and palm trees.

Then visit the Golden House, a very picturesque building built at the end of the 19th century and ending in 1903, its architects were the Swiss-Italians, Antonio Camponovo and Miguel Camponovo who were inspired by the style of the School of Fine Arts in Paris. Then you will visit the Paleontological Museum that has 700 pieces on display, of which 505 belong to mammals whose fossils have been found in the Quaternary Cave of Tarija and 195 pieces constitute invertebrate fossils from the Paleozoic age.

The archaeological section has 5,000 lithic and ceramic pieces, with arrowheads, darts, burnished, spinning wheels, jugs, pots, among other specimens. Visit to the Lomas de San Juan viewpoint, located in the middle of the city, renovated and very clean, it offers the best view of the Chapaca land.

Later visit to the main attraction the Wineries and Vineyards of the La Concepción Valley: between heights of 1750 to 2000 meters above sea level, on a sandy clay loam soil are the most exquisite vineyards in Bolivia, producing the best strains nationwide and international, as well as very high quality tall singani. Tasting and return to the hotel.

Included: Private transport, homegrown bilingual guide assistance (English – Spanish), tasting and entrance fees.

 

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