Bolivia Guide
Sucre, Cochabamba and the central valleys
Cochabamba
Set at the geographical centre of Bolivia, midway between the Altiplano and the eastern lowlands, COCHABAMBA is one of the country's most welcoming cities, and the commercial hub of the country's richest agricultural region, the Cochabamba Valley. A broad inter-Andean basin set at an altitude of about 2600m and blessed with rich alluvial soils and a warm, spring-like climate, the valley produces abundant harvests of wheat, maize, fruit and vegetables, and also supports large dairy herds – not for nothing is it known as the breadbasket of Bolivia.