Touristic Places Of Cochabamba

Touristic Circuit of Nightlife Tourism 
The touristic circuit of Nightlife Tourism include the most important places of Cochabamba and cultural activities that people can enjoy at night....

 The Main Square 14 de Septiembre

The main Square is a place where you can relax and enjoy the beautiful gardens.

This main square is a historic site. It hosts incomparable gardens in this city for this reason the main square of Cochabamba has a peaceful and inspiring environment.

Main Square 14 of September is considered the center of the city. It is surrounded by neoclassical architecture with four galleries and they are located the main public institutions of Cochabamba

Metropolitan Cathedral "San Sebastian"

 The facade of the Cathedral reflects a mestizo fusion of spanish baroque style and indigenous architectural styles.
Around 1605, Sebastian Montes had participated in the construction of San Agustin's simple church and began the construction of the main chapel. However, this work was unconcluded and with the risk of falling. 

That is why in 1619 the Town council, of the Villa of Oropeza (ancient name of the city) summoned architect Juan of Canedo to rim the walls of the main chapel and vessel. This work was concluded by Domingo del Bazo toward 1630. In 1701 the construction of the main church began, which is today the Metropolitan Cathedral.

Colon Square and El Prado 

The Alameda Colonial of Ingavi was transformed into today's Plaza Colon and the Prado Avenue which is often host to parades and urban recreation.
Today, it's a site for young couples to flirt, older folks to stroll, and home to several excellent restaurants and shopping areas. Once called Alameda, the Prado once was home to many aspen trees (alamedas), the avenue today sports various restaurants and serves as a place El Prado is a prominent commercial centers strip along the tree-lined boulevard, Ballivian Avenue. Attractions include an active night life, upscale restaurants and cafes.

La Recoleta 

On the Northern side of the Rio Rocha is La Recoletta and Avenida Pando. This is a modern and chic area, center of nightlife, where you'll find Cochabamba's 10-pin bowling alley, 10-screen movie theatre, a Mercedes-Benz dealership and many restaurants, cafes and nightclubs



Portales Palace

It is located in the northern neighbourhood of Queru Queru. The Portales Palace was built between 1915 and 1927 based on the design by French architect Eugene Bliault. It was a residence of Simon Iturri Patiño, Bolivian millionaire, called "the tin baron" who controlled over half of the nation's output in the 1930s.
This place is a beautiful example of the eclectic style with French Renaissance architectural influences. It includes a Louis XVI room, a moor themed room and influences of Alhambra de Granada. Set in 10 hectares of gardens inspired by Versailles, the mansion was finished in 1927 but never occupied. The Patiño Mansion is now the Cultural and Pedagogic Center Simon I. Patiño.

Martadero

It is a comprehensive project for the development of arts and culture towards social change works for social development through art and culture, doing so through 7 areas of artistic creation and 7 social development programs, both based on 7 principles.
The 7 artistic creation areas: visual arts and photography, literature, performing arts (such as theatre and dance), graphic design and architecture, media, music, social interaction.

The 7 social development programs: Free expression and environmental education children’s work alive and green, Prana Art Residencies, Cultural policies and networks, Artistic and cultural business incubator.
The 7 principles: seven maxims founded upon the clear objectives of innovation, research, experimentation, whilst promoting conceptual and formal, integration, intercultural exchange as the criteria to be applied to all the proposals that are generated