Maragua Crater Hike

Spend the day in touch with nature and Bolivian rural traditions on our hike around the Maragua Crater, including a visit to the Niñu Mayu dinosaur footprints.

Maragua Crater Hike

At 8:30 am, we'll meet you at your hotel in Sucre and head towards the village of Chataquila. Our first stop will be at the chapel, where Tomás Katari, the leader of the Indigenous Peoples' guerillas, died.

Next, we'll embark on a 2-hour hike along the Inca Trail of Chataquila, observing the scenery and learning about the medicinal properties of local plants like muña and wira wira.

We will then arrive at the village of Chaunaca, from where we'll take a bus to the Maragua Crater. Here, we'll explore this ancient geological formation while enjoying the fresh air.

Additionally, we will visit local houses to learn about the community's agricultural and textile production. After this, we will take a break for a picnic lunch.

Following lunch, we'll start our return to Sucre, stopping at a viewpoint for a panoramic view of the Bolivian countryside, arriving back at your hotel by 3:30 pm.

Visiting the Niñu Mayu Dinosaur Footprints

For more, you can book an option that includes a visit to the Niñu Mayu dinosaur footprints. After lunch and a visit to the viewpoint, we'll head to this site, known as one of the seven wonders of Chataquila. This will be followed by another 2-hour hike to admire the dinosaur footprints from the Cretaceous period, before returning to Sucre and dropping you at your hotel by 5:30 pm.