The Che Route
2024
Follow the footsteps of Comandante Che Guevara, from Samaipata or Santa Cruz, in the Oriente region. Find the man behind one of the greatest myths of the 20th century. This short tour, which can easily be integrated into a longer stay, retraces the essential of the cities and villages crossed by Che before his death.
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Discovery.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Vallegrande ?
The map of your stay "The Che Route"
Detail of the stay
How to get there - Vallegrande
Museum of Che in Vallegrande
Steps: Vallegrande
Samaipata (or Santa Cruz) - Vallegrande. After lunch, we will visit the small museum in Vallegrande dedicated to the Comandante, which exhibits some unpublished photos, and the Lavandería, the hospital's washhouse, where the lifeless body of the famous revolutionary was exposed to journalists. Then we go to the airstrip of the airfield, where, despite the animosity of the inhabitants who considered it a religious relic, the body of Ernesto Guevara was found in 1999, unearthed and repatriated to Cuba.
Places of interest : LA LAVANDERÍA
Place of capture of Che
Steps: La Higuera
Vallegrande - La Higuera - Vallegrande. Early morning departure for the small village of La Higuera. Short hike (4 hours round trip) that leads us to the Churo ravine, through a landscape of western conquest. It was here that the Bolivian army ambushed and captured Che on October 8, 1967. Visit of theschool where the Comandante was executed and the telegrapher's house, scene of gunfights with the army. Return and night in Vallegrande.
Places of interest : LA ESCUELA - MUSEO DEL CHE
