Bolivia

· Area: 1,098,581 square km
· Capital City: Sucre (legal), La Paz (government)
· Official Language: Spanish
· Other Languages: Quechua, Tupiguaraní & Aimara.
· Currency: Boliviano
· Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz, in La Paz 110 volts AC 50Hz
· Time: GMT -4 hours.
· Frontiers: Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina & Paraguay.
· Passports & Visas: All visitors need a valid passports except for nationals from Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay carrying a identity card.
Visas valid during 30 or 90 days are required for all nationalities except those from: European Union, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Caribbean Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Islandia, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Phillipines, South Africa, Switzerland, Uruguay and the United States.
A Commercial Visa is required for business visitors. All visitors on transit do not require a visa, as long as they leave Bolivia in 24 hours and do not exit the airport.
· Customs: The following items are free to enter Bolivia for visitors older than 18 years:
* 200 cigarrettes or 50 cigars or 0.4kg of tobbaco.
* 1 opened bottle of alcohol.
Be aware that any non-medical drug possession are heavily penalized.

Weather in Bolivia

Society & Culture

Tiwanaku

The Quena

Other Links

• Enjoy Bolivia www.enjoybolivia.com