Wounded, with the weapon disabled by a shot and without loader in his gun, the now legendary Argentinian born revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara was captured by Bolivian security forces in the scrub forest of the eastern Andes mountains. A few days later he was fatally shot in a tiny, out of the way village nestled in some arid foothills, the high control decides to shoot him immediately in La Higuera.
On October 9 "El Che" is murdered. Who murdered him in a little school of the town of La Higuera failed believing that, with his physical elimination, the example and the ideology of the El Che will disappear.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Departure toward Cochabamba, 252 miles from La Paz. Lunch during the trip. Accommodation at the hotel and free afternoon.
Day 2: Departure toward Santa Cruz, 293 miles from Cochabamba, lunch during the trip.
Day 3: Departure to Samaipata and visit to the zone where the guerrillas fighters on July 6 of 1966 took the town after an operation that culminated with 10 captured soldiers and the first armament booty. Lunch and we continue the trip toward Vallegrande.
Day 4: Visit the sights in Vallegrande: the laundry room at the hospital, where Che´s body was laid out for display to the public and the press, the old garbage dump which became the mass grave of guerrillas who fell in different battles, and the memorial erected at Che´s newly found burial site. Then, we continue to La Higuera, the town where the CHE was murdered. Return to Vallegrande.
Day 5: Departure toward Samaipata, visit the archaeological ruins and the museum. Night in Samaipata.
Day 6: Departure to Villa Tunari, accommodation at the hotel, Lunch and visit to “La Jungla Canopy Park”.
Day 7: Departure toward La Paz city, lunch during the trip.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Lodging in all destinations
- Private 4x4 transportation
- Complete feeding
- Guided tours in the mentioned places
- Bilingual guide during the whole journey.
Price Excludes:
- Tips
- Tickets
- Alcoholic drinks
- Obligatory individual insurance.
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