Bolivia - Info Sheets

PLACES TO STAY IN COPACABANA Less than $20 Hostel Colonial Av 6de Agosto esq Av 16 de Julio Tel: 862 2270. Bs 30pp including basic breakfast Situated in the center of town. All rooms with private bathrooms, most with views of the lake....

LA PAZ BUDGET HOSTALS Hostal Austria Calle Yanacocha Tel(591-2) 408 540 Single $4, double $6. All rooms with a shared bathroom. This hostal is simple, for those on a budget. There is a communal sitting room with tv. Hotel Torino...

COPACABANA A picturesque town situated on Lake Titicaca 158 km from La Paz. Many bus companies will stop here on route to La Paz. From Copacabana you can visit Isla del Sol one of the most important religious sites of the Inca empire. Take...

Nowadays in Bolivia, internet access is extensive, and as you will soon see, much easier than trying to dial a telephone. Every major town has at least one cyber café. Outside La Paz, connections are slower but they do work. This method also works...

Holidays and Festivals Bolivia’s main holidays: January 1: New Year’s Day Carnival Week: Monday, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday Holy Week: Thursday, Friday and Saturday May 1: Labor Day Corpus Christi varies July 16: La Paz...

MUSEUMS The Coca Museum. Calle Linares 906 Opening hours, Monday-Saturday, 10.00-19.00 and Sunday 10.00-18.00. Musical Instrument Museum Calle Jaen 711 Opening hours, Monday-Saturday, 09.30-13.00, 14.30-18.30. Sunday 09.30-12.30....

CAFES, BARS AND RESTAURANTS Café Bistrot Calle Tito Yupaniqui on the corner of Avenida Costanera Tel: (591-2) 862 2497, Celular: 715 18310 Email: cafebistrotbolivia@yahoo.es This is a lovely friendly café, overlooking Lake Titicaca. The...

RESTAURANTS, BARS AND CAFES Mongo´s Rock Bottom Café Calle Hermanos Manchego 2444 Tel: (591-2) 244 0714-914 Steaks, hamburgers, other good food but slow service, 2 fireplaces, bar Restaurant Vienna Frederico Zuazo 1905, near Batallón...

COROICO HOW TO GET TO COROICO If you are not tempted to cycle down the worlds most dangerous road, then you next equally exhilarating option is to go down in a bus or combi. Buses leave from Villa Fatima daily from 7am-5pm. The journey takes...

Shipping from La Paz is easy. The main post office is located at the corner of Santa Cruz and Oruro. The international shipping office is downstairs. First walk straight ahead to the packaging ladies. They charge b$15 for a bag (mandatory)...

Doctors and Medical Attention Dr. Tejerina Tel: (591-2) 772 25000 Hospital (for emergencies) Clinica del Sur, Ave. Hernando Siles Tel: (591-2) 278 4001 Dentist Dr. Jorge Aguirre, Edif. Illimani II, Ave. Arce 2677 Tel: (591-2) 243...

AGENCIES Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking Avenida 16 de Julio 1490 (across from McDonalds) Edificio Avenida Ground Floor, Office #9 (at the back) Monday – Friday 9am – 6pm closed Saturday and Sunday Tel : (591-2) 2313 849 Web:...

BORDER CROSSING FROM PUNO From Puno, it is easy to cross the border from Peru to Bolivia. There are two routes which you can take, either via Desaguadero or Yunguyo. If you want to go to Copacabana, you need to go via Yunguyo. To go to La Paz,...

GETTING TO AND FROM COPACABANA Ormeńo, San Martin and others buses leave Cusco at 8am to (Puno only) 8pm and 9.30pm. Prices range from 15 to 40 soles. If you take the 8am bus from Cusco to Puno it is not possible to cross the border on the...

Bolivia Airline Information The following are airline companies that fly to as well as within Bolivia with the appropriate phone and fax numbers. Flight schedules and prices are subject to change, so please contact a local travel agent or the...

Bolivia Bus Information Traveling around Bolivia by bus may be the cheapest way to get around, but it can also be dirty, uncomfortable, time-consuming, and at times scary. As a general rule, the newer carriers have the best amenities. It...

Geography Bolivia is generally divided into 3 regions and 10 ecological zones. Politically, there are 9 administrative departments: Beni, Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, La Paz, Oruro, Pando, Potosi, Santa Cruz, and Tarija. 1. Altiplano, above 3000...