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IN LA PAZ, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES MAY BE RENTED. TAXIS
MAY BE HIRED BY THE HOUR IN FRONT OF HOTELS. RADIO TAXI
SERVICE TOURISTIC TRANSPORT ALSO OFFERS OUT OF THE CITY
TRANSPORT. TRAFFIC DRIVES ON THE RIGHT.
BUS - THERE IS A GOOD BUS SERVICE BETWEEN MAJOR CITIES.
CROWDED BUSES OFTEN SERVE RURAL COMMUNITIES. DURING THE
RAINY SEASON AVOID BUS TRAVEL ON UNPAVED ROADS, AND
ESPECIALLY THE ROAD LINKING SANTA CRUZ TO COCHABAMBA. BUSES
TO ORURO AND COCHABAMBA LEAVE REGULARLY. TICKETS MUST BE
PURCHASED AHEAD OF TIME FOR INTERCITY BUS TRAVEL. BUS
DEPARTURES ARE USUALLY ON TIME. BE SURE TO TAKE FOOD AND
DRINK FOR THE JOURNEY.
CAR HIRE - INTERNATIONAL RENTAL COMPANY AND LOCAL COMPANIES
CAN BE FOUND IN LA PAZ.
TAXI - ALL HAVE FIXED RATES AND SHARING TAXIS IS A COMMON
PRACTICE.
RAIL
BOLIVIA HAS 2624 MILES OF RAILWAY. TRAINS LINK LA PAZ WITH
PERU, CHILLI, ARGENTINA, POTOSI, SUCRE, ORURO AND
COCHABAMBA. THERE IS ALSO A SERVICE BETWEEN SANTA CRUZ AND
BRAZIL OR ARGENTINA.
AIR
LLOYD AEREO BOLIVIANO, THE NATIONAL AIRLINES, SERVES MOST
BOLIVIAN CITIES, SUCH AS LA PAZ, SANTA CRUZ, COCHABAMBA,
SUCRE, TARIJA AND COBIJA.
SEA
A BOAT SERVICE IS AVAILABLE FROM HUATAJATA ON THE SHORES OF
LAKE TITICACA TO COPACABANA AND PUNO. BOAT SERVICES ARE
ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE EASTERN BOLIVIAN RIVERS AND ON THE
LAKE.
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