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

Further Reading 295

Christian Parenti

A journalist who knows how to chase down a story, his work
appears in The Nation and other publications.

Susan Spronk

A hands-on scholar who attacks confusion and comes out
with clarity.

ADVENTURE

Bolivia Handbook: The Travel Guide. Alan Murphy. Bath,
England: Footprint Books Ltd, 2002.
 Yes, this is a guidebook, but it’s also a good read, with
a sense of humour, by an adventurous soul who knows
Bolivia! Always check the most updated edition.

Trekking in Bolivia: A Traveler’s Guide. Yossi Brain, Andrew
North and Isobel Stoddart. Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers
Books, 1997.
 Lots of strategic advice by hikers who have blazed new
trails. One reviewer has criticised the imperfection of
some of the maps here. But many of these hikes are
through uncharted territories. From my own experience
of having to make my own maps as I go, I couldn’t do half
as good a job. The late Yossi Brain, a hero of trekkers and
mountaineers in Bolivia, also wrote Bolivia—A Climbing
Guide (The Mountaineers Books, 1999).

Bolivia, Lonely Planet’s Travel Survival Kit. Australia: Lonely
Planet Publications.
 Always check the most updated edition.

LITERATURE

The Fat Man from La Paz: Contemporary Fiction from
Bolivia. Ed. Rosario Santos. New York, NY: Seven Stories
Press, 2000
 This is the most extensive English-language collection of
Bolivian fiction, representing a multiplicity of tones and
perspectives. Bravo to Seven Stories Press and editor of
the collection, Rosario Santos, for giving Bolivia’s talented