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

224 CultureShock! Bolivia

to Copacabana.

If you’re on your own, you can negotiate the price of a

motorboat ride from Copacabana to Island of the Sun.

Daytime temperatures on the lake range from the 60s to

the 70s (Fahrenheit) year round while night temperatures are

cool to cold, sometimes dipping below freezing.

The Bolivian Amazon: How Rough Can it Get?

As development penetrates Bolivia’s Amazonia, natural

predators such as the jaguar become endangered species.

The delicate balance between sustainable development and

tourism practised by some Island of the Sun tour companies

departing from La Paz parallels what Fremen Tours has

accomplished in Bolivia’s Amazonian region.

As part of its adventure

incursions into the jungles of

Bolivia, Fremen has brought

rodent control experts and funded

school construction. Education

laws attempt to integrate the

vast country but also encourage

Flotel Reina de Enin tours the Mamore River exploring Bolivian Amazonia.

A combination of cruising and trekking is an ideal way to explore the more

rugged parts of Bolivia.

Before ethno- ecotourism was
conceived, forays into tropical
jungle areas were a hit-and-
miss proposition as far as
observing exotic animals or, more
importantly, achieving any type
of meaningful cultural exchange
with local inhabitants.