Toro Toro Photo Gallery

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The actual town of Toro Toro sits a little higher up from the valley that spreads long and wide below it.
There are a number of canyons cut into the "Elephant Ears" mountain range.

Rock formations in the canyons and in the valley are impressive. Look for the two people seated in this photo.
Toro Toro boasts a number of beautiful waterfalls throughout its valley. This is one hidden inside one of the deep caverns.



Most homes in Toro Toro are built of adobe brick. The normal home has one to three rooms. This home sits at the foot of the Elephant Ear mountains.
By far the most common occupation is farming. Everyone participates in the seeding and harvest.

Due to the terrain, many farmers use terracing to make more soil usable. Some outhouses are being built in the communities to promote sanitary waste disposal.
Once the harvest is ready for market, the large bags are usually loaded onto busses and driven into the city of Cochabamba.

Some of the land is ideal for crops. Fields like this are split between several families who share work on each other's fields.

This man is out harvesting sweet potatoes. The sun is strong and there are no tractors in this area. Farmers work very long hours to be able to bring the crops in.
An irrigation system stretches for miles from the river to the farms.
Many women in this area only speak Quechua. Traditional roles have resulted in many girls leaving school at an early age to help in the home.

Carbon burning is one of the many negative activities that is stripping Toro Toro of its natural resources.

Toro Toro boasts these dinosaur tracks along with other fossils and impressions making it a hot spot for tourists.

Fossilized turtles once were found in this man's land. The site became a huge tourist attraction. The owner is showing a broken off turtle fossil in the photo and explaining that it's almost all that is left of the turtles since pieces have been repeatedly broken off by local youth to sell to tourists.


These Red Fronted McCaws are nearly extinct. Toro Toro is one of the few places where they can be found. This one has its wings cut to become a pet for a local family. Birds are caught on a regular basis to be sold in the city markets.
Travel in Toro Toro is not always easy. Some areas can't be reached by vehicles, like the communities on the other side of this river.