InformationBooklet

AIESEC in Bolivia

1. General Information

2. Places you MUST visit

3. Things you need to know

Index

General Information

Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. It is bordered by Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina to the south, Chile to the southwest, and Peru to the west.

Bolivia is a democratic republic that is divided into nine departments. Its geo-graphy varies from the peaks of the Andes in the West, to the Eastern

Lowlands, situated within the Amazon Basin.

The geography of the country exhibits a great variety of terrains and climates. Bolivia has a high level of biodiversity, considered one of the greatest in the world, as well as several ecoregions with ecological sub-units such as the Altiplano, tropical rainforests (including Amazon rainforest)Amazon rainforest), dry valleys, and the Chiquitania, which is a tropical

savanna.

Santa Cruz sits within Bolivia’s tropical region is also the most prosperous city in the entire county. This is not the traditional Bolivia a visitor might have imagined as the city thrives with international restaurants and nightlife. Arriving into Santa Cruz is the best way to start an adven-ture in Bolivia as it sensitively eases visitors into the age-old Bolivian culture and demanding altitudes.

A riot of colour and noise, the witches market in La Paz will keep visitors entertained for hours. If you are in need of a talisman or a curative oil, or simply want to ogle at the more stomach churning specimens on sale, the witches market is a true attack on the senses. Take a map and ex-plore the bustle of the maze-like market streets.

The world’s largest high-altitude lake has to be seen to appreciate the vast expanse of 8400 square kilometers of water. With ancient ruins and traditional villages dotted around the lakeside, the landscape is mediterra-nean. Discover rarely-visited Inca ruins around the lakeside town, take a boat out to the Isla del Sol or ex-plore the surrounding lakeside villages to gain a greater understanding of Bolivia’s stunning culture and history.

santa cruz

Titicaca lake

witch’s market

Places you MUST visit

sucre

Saja

matiwana

ku

uyuni

Situated in the middle of a desert, Uyuni is the base for all trips out to the world famous salt flats. The salt flats are a short jeep ride away and are a truly extraordinary piece of nature. The landscape is glaring white for as far as the eye can see and could be mistaken for a winter wonderland. Spend a night in a salt hotel located on the edge of the salt

flats to appreciate the landscape.

The first national park in Bolivia hosts glorious Andean landscapes and the highest mountain in Bolivia, the snow capped Volcan Sajama at 6542m. As well as wonderful geological formations and stunning vegetation, the park also holds pre-Hispanic cave paintings and burial buil-

dings.

It was constructed more than 1000 years ago. Although its treasures have been scattered across the world, the scale of Tiwanaku and the technical building techniques it exhi-bits are overwhelming. Spend a moment to reflect on how the builders of this site managed to transport stones wei-ghing over 25 tons each from the stone quarries on the

other side of Lake Titicacca

Once the first place in South America to demand indepen-dence from the Spanish Empire, Sucre now impresses its vi-sitors with roads lined with stunning white buildings and chocolate shops. Whether you want to take in the city’s exci-ting history, explore the many white colonial buildings, or just sit back and relax with a hot chocolate in one of the nume-rous chocolate shops, many a day can be spent enjoying Su

cre’s easy atmosphere.

Places you MUST visit

Things You Need To Know

The cost of living in Bolivia is way cheaper than other countries in South - America. In the upcoming section we’ll share with you some

information about the cost of living in Bolivia:

Standard price for an apartment: $US 350

Standard price for a single room: $US 180

Cable Railway, public transportation: $US 0,43

Movie Theater on a weekend: $US 8

Cigarette Pack: $US 1,50

Bear on a Bar: $US 2,90

Bottle of Soda: $US 0,30

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AIESEC in Bolivia

Why Bolivia?

No other South American Coun-try offers as much variety in cli-mate, geography, culture, and has so few tourists. An undisco-

vered jewel.Tim Warren, Northern CA

The people of Bolivia are as warm as they are gracious, and as passionate as they are beau-

tiful.Elizabeth Custer, New York City

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