There are numerous valleys where wine has been traditionally produced in Bolivia for more than 400 years. The most important regions today comprehend more than 3,000 hectares and are divided into: – Central Valley of Tarija with 2,400 hectares of vineyards between 1,600 to 2,150 masl (meters above sea level) – Valley of Los Cintis with 300 hectares between 2,220 and 2,414 masl – Valleys of Santa Cruz with 500 hectares between 1,600 and 2,300 masl – Various valleys in Potosí, La Paz and Cochabamba with around 200 hectares between 1,600 and around 3,000 masl Even though the vineyards in Bolivia are located between 17.00º and 21.53º latitude south of the Equator and above the typical viticultural belt of the southern hemisphere, the climate is temperate and semiarid due to the high altitude of the valleys. Coming down from the “Cordillera de los Andes” and “Cordillera Real” mountain ranges with picks of more than 6,500 masl (21,300 feet asl) down to the low lands of the Amazons, Bolivia has numerous small valleys where grapevines have been growing for centuries.