Hidden Gem · 1
- Vinos 1750 (Uvairenda) Valle de Samaipata, Santa Cruz
Uvairenda's Vinos 1750 makes small-batch, terroir-driven wines from high-altitude vineyards in Bolivia's Samaipata valley. Its bottles reach award-winning shops and Michelin-starred restaurants. store page → · open in the atlas →
The Register · 6
- Ayni Bolivia La Paz, Bolivia
Ayni Bolivia runs its own fair trade storefronts in La Paz, channeling alpaca knitwear and handicrafts from organized weaver and artisan groups directly to buyers without the usual layers of middlemen. The name comes from the Aymara principle of reciprocal labor exchange, which the shop applies to how it prices and sources from its producer network. store page → · open in the atlas → - Chocolates El Ceibo La Paz / Bolivia
El Ceibo is a Bolivian cooperative that grows its own organic cacao and turns it into chocolate bars, baking chocolate, and gift boxes from the tree to the bar. It runs a network of agencies across La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba, Sucre, Santa Cruz, and Oruro, taking catalogue and WhatsApp orders alongside walk-in sales. store page → · open in the atlas → - Chocolates Para Ti Sucre / Bolivia
Chocolates Para Ti makes chocolate at its factory in Sucre, Bolivia, selling bonbons, chocolate bars, gift boxes and pralines through its online tienda. Orders can also be arranged directly via WhatsApp or Facebook for local pickup. store page → · open in the atlas → - Chocolates Para Ti (La Paz branch) La Paz branch, Bolivia
Chocolates Para Ti began in Sucre in 1990 and now sells its Bolivian chocolate through dedicated shops and distributors in La Paz as well as other cities. The company works with Bolivian cacao, including wild cacao from the Guanay region, turning it into bars, filled chocolates, dragees and gift boxes; current La Paz online shops serve both central and Zona Sur customers. store page → · open in the atlas → - LAM Bolivia Calle Sagárnaga & Linares, La Paz
LAM Bolivia sells handmade alpaca sweaters, shawls, and accessories from a storefront at the corner of Sagárnaga and Linares, in the heart of La Paz's artisan shopping district. The brand works under fair trade terms and presents itself as an early exporter of Bolivian alpaca craft, favoring small runs over volume production. store page → · open in the atlas → - Nefertiti Joyas La Paz, Bolivia
Nefertiti Joyas has worked as an artisanal jeweler in La Paz for more than three decades, producing silver and gold pieces sold through its own catalogue and storefront rather than through wholesalers. Its longevity in a city built on a centuries-old silverwork trade points to a maker sustained by repeat, generational custom. store page → · open in the atlas →