Torotoro National Park Circuit

The road to Torotoro cuts through some of Bolivia’s most dramatic karst landscape, where 150-million-year-old dinosaur footprints are embedded in limestone slabs along the trail. This circuit winds through the park’s backcountry at 8,800 feet, connecting ancient caves, natural bridges, and the spectacular Ciudad de Itas rock formations. The approach from Cochabamba involves serious switchbacks down canyon walls where one wrong turn puts you airborne.

This is solid intermediate territory requiring high-clearance 4WD and decent rock-crawling skills for the canyon descents. Rainy season turns the limestone into skating rinks, so May through September gives you the best grip. Park permits are mandatory and camping is restricted to designated areas near the ranger station. You’ll earn every mile of this geological showcase, but standing next to 150-million-year-old T-Rex tracks makes the busted oil pan worth it.