Bolivia - Bolívia

THE Bolivia (Plurinational State of Bolivia) is a country of South America.

Regions

highland (La Paz, gold, Potosí)

Sub-Andean Bolivia (Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, tarija)

Tropical Plains (Holy Cross, beni, bread)

Departments

• La Paz
• bread
• beni
• Holy Cross
• Cochabamba
• gold
• Chuquisaca
• Potosí
• tarija

Cities

• La Paz
• Copacabana
• Santa Cruz de la Sierra
• gold
• Potosí
• Cochabamba
• sucre

Other destinations

• Tiahuanaco, an important archaeological site, close to La Paz
• Titicaca Lake, on the border with the Peru
• Uyuni Salar, in the Department of Potosí, next to Atacama Desert

Understand

Culture

• The population is predominantly indigenous or of indigenous origin, which makes Bolivia a multicultural country. Outside the biggest cities, it is common not to understand Spanish.

• The Bolivian people are very receptive. Anyone who goes to the country has to chew coca leaves and drink chicha; remembering that the coca leaf is sacred, always receive it with both hands.

Climate

The country has a variety of climates, ranging from the tropical Amazon to the arctic tundra.

Electricity

Bolivia uses 220 volts AC, 50Hz. In La Paz, 110 volts are also used in some places.

To arrive

Brazilian citizens only need to present their identity card to enter the country (with issue from 2010), for a stay of up to 90 days. The document must be in excellent condition. Yellow fever vaccine (yellow card - international) is required 10 days before the trip.

By airplane

The companies Aerosur and the Lloyd Aereo Boliviano call São Paulo The La Paz, at the Intl airport. John F. Kennedy; The TAM and the GOAL the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, at Viru Viru International Airport. Cochabamba it has the Jorge Wilstermann International Airport.

Airport fee to leave the country: US$25.

Of boat

• There are boats coming from Peru fur Titicaca Lake
• Of Brazil and Paraguay, fur wetland
• Of Brazil, through the Amazon, there are boats crossing the border

By car

• Of Brazil, per Corumba, Cáceres, Guajará-Mirim, Brasiléia and Epitacioland
• Of Peru, per Puno and tacna
• Of Chile, per arica and by Calama
• Gives Argentina, per La Quiaca, Tartagal and San Ramón de Nueva Oran
• Of Paraguay, per Gen. Eugenio A. Guaray

By bus/bus

• There are buses leaving from several Brazilian capitals to Puerto Suarez. In Corumba The Santa Cruz de la Sierra it is 700 km, covered in 12 hours. In Manaus The Guayaramerin (via Porto Velho), are 1250 km, in 30 hours.
• In São Paulo there is also a line, at least in theory, to Riberalta.
  • In La Paz the following international lines arrive:
• In Puno, at the Peru, 300 km, from 8 to 10 hours, depending on the route. The shortest is by Copacabana.
• In arica, at the Chile, from 430 to 500 km, from 2 pm to 6 pm, depending on the route. the shortest is by tacna. In Calama, also in Chile, at 780 km, 26h.
• In La Quiaca, at Argentina, 1042 km, 30h.

By train/train

• Of Brazil, the train that departed from São Paulo destined to Corumba was deleted, leaving the line on the Bolivian side, connecting Quijarro/Puerto Suarez The Santa Cruz de la Sierra
• Gives Argentina, something similar happened with the two connections with the country, operating now only within Bolivia: the part of Villazon toward Uyuni and gold, as well as that of Yacuiba to Santa Cruz
• Of Chile, connecting the city of Calama the Uyuni

Circular

By airplane

Department capitals have airports and regularly receive domestic flights.

Of boat

• In the Amazon, river transport is used
• There are numerous boat trips on Lake Titicaca

By car

By bus/bus

The country's bus lines are generally precarious, with old buses. However, the fleet has been gradually modernizing, as well as the roads.

By train/train

Several lines were deleted, leaving the following Quijarro/Puerto Suarez-Santa Cruz de la Sierra, gold-Uyuni-Villazon, Potosí-sucre, Cochabamba-Higuerani, Cochabamba-hey and Santa Cruz de la Sierra-Yacuiba. the international line Calama (Chile)-Uyuni has a domestic stretch.

Speak

• Spanish, Quechua and Aymara and languages ​​from ethnic minority groups such as Ayoreo, Arawak, Chiriguano or Mojo
• Portunhol, easily understood in big cities and used in the border region with Brazil.

Look

Knife

Buy

• Craftsmanship
• Cotton and wool fabrics and clothing

Exchange

In January 2009:

• 1 Real is worth approximately 3 Bs.
• 1 Dollar is worth approximately 7 Bs.
• 1 Euro is worth approximately 9.30 Bs.
• 1 Argentine Peso is worth approximately 2 Bs.

Prices are relatively cheap.

With the

• Trout and kingfish dishes in the Altiplano
• queso empanadas
• Chuño: Dehydrated potato used in the preparation of various dishes, including soup
• Salteña: Type of a pastry baked at high temperature with a very wet filling of chicken or beef. Very tasty. Usually served after breakfast and before lunch
• Chicharón: Fried seasoned pork meat
• Quinua: with high protein value, it serves as a base, instead of rice, and even for delicious soups

drink and go out

• It is very common a drink called chicha (or chichita), a fermented corn-based
• The beer Paceña it's very tasty
• Very tasty is still a distilled drink made from grapes, called sinani. The most famous brands are San Pedro and Royal House. It is a cachaça made from muscatel grapes.

sleep

Learn

• Spanish, Quechua and Aymara
• Culture of the Incas and Aymaras

Work

Safety

Health

respect

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