El Choro trek, Bolivia

Practical reasons for interest

Multi-day backpacking down an Andean elevational gradient very unique and exciting!

Few birding reports
Transportation at the bottom (Chairo) requires help from locals to arrange on the fly
Some supplies likely need to be obtained in La Paz, ex: cooking stove fuel, food, etc.
- Extra days also need to be spent acclimatizing to elevation.
How sketchy is the trek's infrastructure at the moment? Ex: bridges, ziplines(?!), etc.
Travel to La Paz quite expensive, compare with other Latam destinations. And flights all seem to arrive in the middle of the night (2-4am), and depart extremely early (5am).
Avoid wet season. Dry season is April-September?
Good birding around Coroico, but returning to La Paz can be hairy, even on the new highway
Bolivia infamously dysfunctional, expect frustrations

Podcasts
- Naturally Adventurous - S2E11 - Bolivia multi-day trek and the death road with Joshua Covill
  - Facebook photo album
Do an eBird search for common species, to find checklists along route
- ex: Ryne Rutherford - Feb 2011
Non-birders
- Una Noche Mas - Oct 2024
- Lamb on the Rhodes - 2022
- Backpacker Babe
- Julian Lopez
- AlpacaSuitcase - July 2011
Books
- Crossed Off the Map - Travels in Bolivia, by Shafik Meghji