Parinacota
An Aymara village at 4,400 metres, with a 17th-century adobe church containing colonial murals, and alpacas grazing in the wetlands nearby.
Parinacota is a traditional Aymara village within Lauca National Park, usually very quiet. Its core is an adobe church built in the 17th century, whose interior preserves colonial murals on the themes of hell and heaven. On the highland wetlands (bofedal) next to the village, herds of alpacas are common, and women sell handwoven goods at the village entrance. The national park administration office is also nearby, where you can ask about road conditions.
Opening hours
Open all day (church hours vary)
Nearby sights
- Cotacotani Lakes
- Lauca National Park
- Lake Chungará
- Payachatas (Parinacota & Pomerape)
- Las Cuevas Viewpoint
- Termas de Jurasi
- Putre
- Socoroma