Where to stay in La Paz, Bolivia? Hotel Gloria is always my first choice! The hotel staff is friendly and goes above and beyond to make your stay comfortable. Hotel Gloria is not the fanciest hotel but also, not basic accomodations like backpackers often use, so it suites me just fine. The hotel was constructed [...]
A SlideShare presentation makes me ask the question, “Are Bolivia’s shoeshine workers self-employed entrepreneurs?” Have you heard of SlideShare? SlideShare is another social media networking site. If you are familiar with Pinterest (which shares photos) and Youtube (which shares videos), think of SlideShare as a way to share presentations or slide shows. SlideShare interested me [...]
Hotel Dion lies just a stone’s throw from the Central Plaza of Chulumani. Passing through the entrance foyer, you will be surprised by a tropical courtyard overhung with lush banana plants. Here and above are adequate screened rooms, a television, and private or shared bathrooms. Breakfast is served just outside the owner’s [...]
Unaccompanied Minors Traveling in Bolivia: There is some discussion on the Internet about minors travel requirements for Bolivia. Websites discuss that due to recent international child abductions, unaccompanied minors traveling to Bolivia should carry a notarized official Parental Authorization and Consent Certificate. This can be a letter written in both English and Spanish authorizing the [...]
Bolivia Visa Application: U.S. Citizens need a tourist VISA to enter Bolivia. A casual friendly comment of: “It’s not fair that you only charge U.S. citizens and not everyone else” was met with a swift response of, “Well they didn’t try to kill our president!” This ended all further discussion, but I made a mental [...]
The Bolivia yellow fever vaccination requirement (to carry an international vaccination certificate) used to be mandatory for all areas of travel within Bolivia, but now travelers only need the yellow fever vaccination card if they are over 12 months of age and traveling into the area known as the Beni. For U.S. citizens, this yellow [...]
Buy 2013 Bolivia Snow Mountain Wall Calendar by tracytrends Trekking in the Bolivia mountains is one of my favorite things to do. If you love escaping to the vast views of snow capped mountains, then you’re sure to appreciate the views revealed in our Bolivia Calendar. 2013 Bolivia Wall Calendar Our 2013 Bolivia Mountain Calendar [...]
The Fox, the Viscacha, and the Bolivian Shoeshine Boy He was overcharging me. The shoeshine boy had answered, “Tres” – three Bolivianos for my shoeshine and I had bargained down to two Bolivianos. As his blackened hands shined away, his eyes focused downward, his young friend smiled at me and shook his head to indicate, [...]