Hernando Siles Province: Laguna de los Milagros

Laguna de los Milagros is a specific geographical reference point in Hernando Siles Province. It is located in the municipality of Guayabillar, in the municipality of San Pablo de Huacareta, at the summit of the Cordillera de los Milagros. This places it at the municipal, municipality, and provincial levels; its summit location describes its relationship to the mountain range. Its area and depth add specific physical measurements of the body of water to this spatial orientation.

Location and dimensions of Laguna de los Milagros

The lagoon covers approximately 17,000 square meters. At its deepest point, it is about 2.5 meters deep. Both figures are approximate, but they answer different questions: the area describes the size of the body of water, while the depth refers to its deepest point. Together, they provide a concise picture of its dimensions without replacing its topographic location on the Cordillera. When considering this natural site for your travel plans, you can treat its location and the body of water’s dimensions as separate features.

Laguna and Serranía Los Milagros

A 2017 account identifies the lagoon as part of the Serranía Los Milagros municipal protected area and gives its area as 103,274 hectares. This figure in hectares refers to the protected area, not the body of water; the lagoon’s area is approximately 17,000 square meters. The two figures therefore represent clearly different scales and geographical reference areas.

Chuquisaca: history and regional themes

In the broader destination of Chuquisaca, Sucre offers a different thematic perspective. Sucre, Bolivia’s first capital, was founded by the Spanish in the first half of the 16th century. Well-preserved religious buildings from the 16th century include San Lázaro, San Francisco, and Santo Domingo. These buildings illustrate the connection between local architectural traditions and styles introduced from Europe. Sucre thus complements Laguna’s natural setting with a historical and architectural perspective on Chuquisaca; it is a distinct thematic area within the broader destination.

Another regional connection in Chuquisaca is the Ruta del Vino y del Singani de Altura. It encompasses inter-Andean valleys in Tarija, the Cintis region of Chuquisaca, and Potosí; these include the valley of Cotagaita and Vitichi. Its tourism offering is based primarily on grape cultivation and the processing of grapes into derivative products. Unlike Sucre, with its religious buildings, the Ruta focuses on a thematic connection spanning several regions and centered on grape cultivation and derivative products. In the broader context of Chuquisaca, historical architecture and a route themed around products sit alongside one another, while the lagoon itself is located as a single natural site in Hernando Siles Province.

Trip planning: local and broader connections

When planning a trip, it helps to distinguish between the different levels: Guayabillar, the municipality of San Pablo de Huacareta, and the Cordillera de los Milagros specify the lagoon’s local context. Sucre and the Cintis region, by contrast, offer themes within the broader destination of Chuquisaca. When deciding what you want your stay to focus on before searching for hotels, you can distinguish between the specific natural site and the cultural or route-related themes at the broader level.

Discover more destinations: Naranjitos, Tomina Province, Oropeza, Sud Cinti, Nor Cinti.

Go to the broader travel guide: Chuquisaca.