Cobija Tourist Places to Visit in Cobija, Bolivia, America

Cobija Tourist Places to Visit in Cobija, Bolivia, America

Cobija is a Bolivian city located on the banks of the Rio Acre in Amazon Basin and capital of Pando Department. Cobija is situated towards north of La Paz and shares the border with Brazil and located at an average elevation of 280 meters (919 feet) above the sea level and spans an area of 155 square miles (401 square kilometers).

Cobija is renowned for rubber industries and agriculture is the main source of income, tourism and commerce industries are growing. Cobija shares the border with Brazil and located close to the border of Peru and located 1,764 kilometers from Sucre, capital of Bolivia. Coordinates of Cobija are 11.0333° S, 68.7333° W.

History of Cobija:

Colonel Enrique Cornejo established Cobija in the year 1906, originally named as Bahia. The India rubber industry was established in early 1900s, boomed during that era. But later the industry in the region was misshapen. At present rubber industries are booming in the region gradually.

Places to Visit in Cobija:

San Vicente Acre River:

San Vicente Acre River is renowned for amazing animal graveyard where tourists can see hundreds of terrified fossils. It is visited by local and international tourists throughout the year.

Tahuananu Lagoons:

Tahuananu Lagoons are the beautiful and most attractive lagoons located in Cobija city is the perfect site for fishing and picnic.

Las Piedras:

Las Piedras is the oldest monument located in the city of Cobija the architecture from the Inca Yupanqui government era can be found in the city.

Town center of Cobija:

The panoramic exquisiteness of Cobija seems like a work of art painted by the most whimsical and impudent artists. The major square is one of the most appealing in Bolivia.

Other Places to visit in and around Cobija:

Puerto Rico
Nueva Esperanza or Araras
Lago Bay
Cachuela Esperanza
Conquista
Bolpebra

Best time to Visit Cobija:

Cobija is considered the rainiest region in Bolivia with temperature above 26 degrees Celsius (80 Fahrenheit) most of the time. Best time to visit Cobija is from May to October.

How to Reach Cobija?

By Air:

Cobija is served by the Captain Aníbal Arab Airport located at the distance of 4.5 kilometers from center of the city and handles domestic flights to cities like Trinidad, Cochabamba, La Paz and Santa Cruz daily.

By Road:

Cobija shares the border with Brazil and it receives the buses from Brazil at regular intervals and buses operate from different parts of the Bolivia country to Cobija city regularly and car and shared taxis are the other mode of transportation in and around the city.

Where to Stay in Cobija?

Cobija city offers excellent lodging amenities to visitors from all over the world and features many modern conveniences and luxury as the prerequisite of customers with amenities like individually controlled air conditioning, services for disabled, laundry service, banqueting service, cable TV, desk, hairdryer in each room, conditioned air, high speed internet access, Wi-Fi internet, bar and other exciting facilities. Some of the hotels in Cobija are listed here below: