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RE: Trips been cancelled, should I go solo?

by Tryfan 24 May 2012

Well in short yes you can do it solo no worries, thousands do. Have you booked the Inca Trail yet? If not you need to do it asap. What…
RE: Need help! 28 days in SA, what should I do?

by Tryfan 24 May 2012

August is dry season in the High Andes so the perfect time to be there. Your itinerary sounds good apart from the Amazon trip, it may…
RE: Living in Bolivia - September to December

by Standanista 23 May 2012

#20/#21/#22: And this is how the mudslinging begins: uninformed and uneducated comment from potato farmers (I'm talking about the Dutch,…
RE: Buying Argentinian pesos at the Bolivian border in Villazón

by jamesbrunker 19 May 2012

Very useful Stan and that fake money link MT, thanks for posting. Time to look into another trip to NW Arg maybe..... Good to see the…
RE: Buying Argentinian pesos at the Bolivian border in Villazón

by ban_janti_return 18 May 2012

True, good info, makes Argnetina a bit cheaper to travel.
RE: Buying Argentinian pesos at the Bolivian border in Villazón

by Standanista 18 May 2012

No real difference given how tight the rates are, 2 centavos bolivianos between buy and sell for BOB-USD, no commission.
RE: Buying Argentinian pesos at the Bolivian border in Villazón

by ban_janti_return 18 May 2012

Do you get the same for USD or only for BOB?
Buying Argentine Pesos on Bolivia Border

by Standanista 18 May 2012

For anybody heading south from the Uyuni salt flats, who's planning on crossing the Bolivia-Argentina border at Villazón-La Quiaca, you…
RE: Travelling from Buenos Aires to La Paz? Via Chile?

by jamesbrunker 17 May 2012

I'd go for option 3: domestic flight to Salta, head north via Quebrada de Humahuaca to border at La Quiaca / Villazon and from there to…
RE: Bolivia Visa entry

by Standanista 16 May 2012

Mark's info is good. In summary, there are three official categories of requirements for entry to Bolivia and one unofficial one, which…
Roads to Tupiza via Potosi & Uyuni

by ninamelief 01 May 2012

Hi all! My partner and I are going to be traveling round Bolivia in June. We are doing the Amazon basin ect then want to head south,…
Private Drive from Uyuni to La Paz

by Patrick_Bateman 24 April 2012

So my friend and I were going to do the Salt Flat tour starting in Tupiza (will probably do the 4 or 5 day one with Tupiza Tours). Looks…
RE: Asuscion to Santa Cruz Bolivia.

by Standanista 10 April 2012

Depends what you're into. The Chaco is a huge wilderness (one of the most remote regions on earth) so wildlife is a big thing. There…
Tarija Department - Threatened Blockades From Monday 9th April

by Standanista 07 April 2012

Due to an ongoing dispute over gas reserves, blockades are being threatened throughout Tarija department from this coming Monday. If…
RE: Getting from Villazon to La Paz by bus

by Standanista 24 March 2012

Uyuni would be grim, agreed. If you're planning on staying here a while and have a laptop, Tigo's plug-in pre-pay broadband is good,…
RE: Salta into Bolivia advice

by ger_power 24 March 2012

hi from my experience using the train to get to Tupiza from Villazon is your best bet......be aware that this train does not go every…
Salta into Bolivia advice

by danny_boy82 24 March 2012

Hi currently in Salta staying in the main town travelling by myself (if id been with more people i would of hired a car) working my way…
Re: Getting from Villazon to La Paz by bus

by Peregrinef 23 March 2012

Tried to use the internet in Tupiza and Uyuni. Tupiza was pretty slow, but usable. Uyuni wasn't worth using at all. Seems much better…
RE: Getting from Villazon to La Paz by bus

by Standanista 23 March 2012

#3: +If you've gotten used to Argentina buses, cashpoints working and fast internet, then it's a bit of a shock when you cross the border.+…
RE: Getting from Villazon to La Paz by bus

by jamesbrunker 23 March 2012

Might be a bit late for the OP but the train office in La Paz told me the other day that trains are now running as normal again.
RE: Train from Villazon to Oruro

by Standanista 19 March 2012

That sounds pretty Bolivian. :)
RE: Train from Villazon to Oruro

by karenadvenures 19 March 2012

From what I have heard in La Quiaca it sounds as though the train is currently running the full route and the website just hasn't been…
RE: Getting from Villazon to La Paz by bus

by karenadvenures 19 March 2012

Just for the record and for other readers out there I just found out in La Quiaca that the train is running the full route. Haven't confirm…
RE: Money and transport questions - From Brazil to Paraguay

by sushi75 18 March 2012

Many thanks for both replies. fowler9, excluding land border crossings in continental Europe before the Schengen treaty entered into…
Re: Getting from Villazon to La Paz by bus

by schesis 17 March 2012

The Sucre - Potosí - Oruro - La Paz road is probably the best in the country - not quite Argentine standard, but not problematic at all.…