Kellkata and Santa Rosa de Kilo Kilo

 

Literally at the end of the road, the village of Santa Rosa de Kilo Kilo is located an hour down the road from Suapi. It’s a spectacular ride, through a sparsely populated forest. Just before you arrive in the village, you’ll pass the pretty and unique Kilo Kilo Alto hacienda house.

 

From the village you can make a two hour walk (one way) to visit pre-Columbian rock drawings. You can also get there with a Jeep. The walk goes through a beautiful forest full of birds and butterflies. As you are at only 1000 meters a.s.l., there are lots of giant palms. It can get pretty hot.

 

The rock drawings are a couple of meters from the road, just before you cross a small bridge over a mountain stream. This last part of the road is quite spectacular as you pass along the ridge between the two valleys. The rivers are pretty strong, but if you’re a good swimmer you can go for a dip. If you go with a guide, ask him to bring a rope to get to the river upstream from the bridge.

Tourists are a rarity here, so the people will be quite curious about your passing by. They are honest and friendly country folks.

 

How to visit

 

Santa Rosa de Kilo Kilo is at 60 kilometres or about three hours from Coroico on a good dirt road. You can go with a taxi or with public transport. It’s interesting but not necessary to go with a guide.

All details can be found in the Kellkata leaflet.