Torotoro National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national Park near Torotoro in the northern department of Potosí in Bolivia
About Torotoro National Park
Torotoro National Park is in the Northern Potosí department,140 kilometres (87mi)south of Cochabamba. It takes around 3 hours to get there. The park is one of the major attractions for visitors to Cochabamba, and is most famous for its remnants of dinosaurs, i.e. dinosaur bone fragments and more than 2,500 dinosaur footprints, of biped and quadruped dinosaurs, theropods and sauropods from the cretaceous period 120 million years ago. Torotoro National Park covers 165 km² and is in a semi-arid landscape at altitudes between2,000 and 3,500 metres (6,600 and 11,500ft)above sea level, with canyons as deep as300 metres (980ft). The park features caves, Paleozoic and Cretaceous calcitic deposits with fossils, and panoramic landscapes eroded by glaciers, wind and waters. The Torotoro National Park
Top Attractions in Torotoro National Park
Explore the best things to see and do in Torotoro National Park:
- ★Caverna de Umajalanta
- ★El Vergel Canyon
- ★Ruinas de Llama Chaqu
Where to Eat in Torotoro National Park
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Comedor
- 🍴Mercado de Torotoro
Torotoro National Park Travel Guide Sections
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