Culture Shock! Bolivia - A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

‘Bolivia is... a place of natural highs. It boasts the world’s highest city, the highest commercial airport (so high that incomi ...

Fast Facts About Bolivia 253 Offi cial Name Republic of Bolivia Capital The seat of government is in La Paz but the legal capita ...

254 CultureShock! Bolivia with all fi ve of these countries having sliced off parts of Bolivia at one time or another. Area tota ...

Fast Facts About Bolivia 255 Offi cial Languages Spanish, Quechua and Aymara Government Structure Republic Religion Predominantl ...

256 CultureShock! Bolivia foods. A signifi cant portion of imports are contraband and fi nd their way into the informal economy. ...

Fast Facts About Bolivia 257 thanks to a dramatic victory against Brazil. He starred for the US Major League Soccer team DC Unit ...

258 CultureShock! Bolivia Acronyms ALCA The Free Trade Area of the Américas (Area de Libre Comercio de las Américas) is a United ...

Fast Facts About Bolivia 259 ENFE Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles, former national railways now privatised by a Chilean compan ...

260 CultureShock! Bolivia Superlative Fact Sheet Country Statistics: FACT SHEET  Highest capital in the world: La Paz—3,600 m ( ...

261 CULTURE QUIZ To test your newly acquired knowledge, try this quiz of situations typical of Bolivian daily life. How you resp ...

262 CultureShock! Bolivia  Forget the incident and look around as you walk to avoid potential foam spray and water balloon atta ...

Culture Quiz 263 Comments  is the absolute answer. You will be considered unsociable if you apply answers  or . If you choose ...

264 CultureShock! Bolivia  Telephone or e-mail the responsible party?  Make an appointment and visit the responsible party, pr ...

Culture Quiz 265 their way to facilitate communication. (Bolivia twice elected a president with an English accent, a man of Boli ...

266 CultureShock! Bolivia on the defensive. A diplomatic but fi rm response () will be greatly appreciated by the other people ...

Culture Quiz 267  is just what you do not want to see. You are interested in a real commitment; the need for quick action may p ...

268 DO’S AND DON’TS DO’S  Say buenos días (good morning), buenas tardes (good afternoon) or buenas noches (good evening) when e ...

Do’s and Don’ts 269 DON’TS  Don’t tell the taxi driver your destination before saying buenos días.  Don’t participate in indig ...

270 GLOSSARY A comprehensive Bolivian glossary would occupy a whole volume. The most frequent and strategic words typical of Bol ...

Glossary 271 Chaqueo Annual burning of rainforest lands or overgrown fields for agriculture or grazing with disastrous environme ...