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

100 CultureShock! Bolivia violence especially when one considers its obscene unemployment/underemployment rate and the grossly i ...

The Social Setting 101 his special recipe for privatisation between 1995 and 1997. This scheme directed revenue from Bolivia’s r ...

102 CultureShock! Bolivia resilient people. If they were to become co-opted by Bolivia’s history of dependency, the road blocks ...

The Social Setting 103 your subconscious will still nag you to arrive on time, and again you will arrive and wait. Sooner or lat ...

104 CultureShock! Bolivia embrace, then shake hands again with the men and with the women, you may kiss them on the left cheek a ...

The Social Setting 105 know as a conversation. People of all social classes in Bolivia live an intense social life. They fi nd a ...

106 CultureShock! Bolivia Marriage and Companionship In contemporary Bolivia, regular outlets for same sex companionships coexis ...

The Social Setting 107 Name Calling In Bolivia, name calling is not always intended as a put-down. The art of name calling is a ...

108 CultureShock! Bolivia make their own society speak more tolerantly, still tend to lump all Latin Americans in one stereotypi ...

The Social Setting 109 Chileans, pointing out that there is a great difference between the militaristic policies of various Chil ...

‘To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.’ —Oscar Wilde ‘Be realistic. Try the impossible.’ — Che Guevara S ...

Settling In 111 NO AMOUNT OF PLANNING will totally elude the chaos factor, which exerts a greater impact in underdeveloped count ...

112 CultureShock! Bolivia will guide you through the process for US$ 1 per suitcase, to be paid after you have passed through cu ...

Settling In 113 and New Zealand are not required to have a tourist visa for stays of 90 days or less, and are granted between 30 ...

114 CultureShock! Bolivia peoples’ disease due to unsanitary living conditions. Although tap water in most major Bolivian cities ...

Settling In 115 in adobe walls, so try not to sleep in such places that are below 2,800 m (9,186 ft) in altitude. It takes six w ...

116 CultureShock! Bolivia This sounds scary, especially with the shortening of breath and heart pounding that one may feel upon ...

Settling In 117 Bolivia’s record in international competition is considerably better at home in La Paz than away at lower altitu ...

118 CultureShock! Bolivia positive effect on health, and greater dangers exist in Bolivia’s tropical areas. Yellow Fever vaccina ...

Settling In 119 these and other embassies may be obtained from any telephone directory. CURRENCY AND MONEY When you speak with y ...