Apparently this place derives it's name from a comment made by the U. S. Astronaut Neil Armstrong made whilst visiting here. Quite a surreal thought that the famous man was actually here. Actually , Valley of the Moon is pretty surreal & well worth a visit if you are in La Paz for a couple of days or more. The site comprises of valleys , clefts , peaks & carunculations of sandstone which have been weathered to an extraordinary extent. Some people come & visit as part of a City Tour - you can get a guide on site if you wish or , like us , just pay ( only a couple of dollars ) & walk around on your own. We came by taxi from Central La Paz which took about 25 minutes. The benefit of the latter is that you can spend as long as you like there - there are so many good photo opportunities , after all , to eat up your time. Of course , we did miss out any information a good guide could impart. The long route takes about 45 mind to complete , the short one 15 mind. You can spot different coloured minerals contained in the sandstone. I read that a particular kind of hallucinogenic inducing cactus grows here. Given that , despite many rust red wooden rails , you certainly need to keep your wits about you whilst walking around. There are plenty of opportunities to fall over or off an edge to certain serious injury or worse. All the time we were there I noticed a strange smell , not very pleasant which may or may not have emanated from a valley with some greenery along it & some water. Possibly sewage? Quite a bit of development on the edges of the site which , hopefully , will be stopped from further incursions. Pretty hot whilst we were here with glare from the sandstone. If you burn easily be aware

Quite a unique spot to see, less than an hour even on the long path. Mix of eroded limestone and quite a few types of cactus as well, with deep crevices. First thing I thought when I saw entered was reminiscent of Bryce Canyon in Utah as others have mentioned. I am not sure there is too much that a guide adds to this experience, based on comments I overheard walking around, suggest you do it yourself. I was alone,but if you have a small group, really economical to get a taxi and split the cost. (I know you can get a local bus for less than a buck, but my taxi was less than $4 and that was not split.) Another option is take the cable car to the end of the green line (you need to try the cable car anyway, it is amazing), taxi is quite short from there. One more note, I was early Sunday morning, still fairly crowded and worse as the day goes on. Apparently, weekdays are better.

¡Una cosa fuera de este mundo! Tiene una excelente vibra y es un lugar mágico, un must en tu visita a La Paz. Definitivamente vale la pena la visita.