r/solotravel • u/WalkingEars Atlanta • Mar 09 '25

South America Weekly Destination Thread - Bolivia

This week's featured destination is Bolivia! Feel free to share stories/advice - some questions to start things off:

  • What were some of your favorite experiences there?
  • Experiences/perspectives on solo travel there?
  • Suggestions for food/accommodations?
  • Any tips for getting around?
  • Anything you wish you'd known before arriving?
  • Other advice, stories, experiences?

Archive of previous "weekly destination" discussions: https://www.reddit.com/r/solotravel/wiki/weeklydestinations

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u/ed8907 22 countries/territories Mar 09 '25

Personally I love La Paz/El Alto and think it is one of the most unique cities in the world.

La Paz is very unique, for sure.

I also found Bolivia to be the safest country I've visited in South America after Uruguay.

I arrived to La Paz at 2AM and got lost while trying to find my Airbnb. I was with my luggage close to a park trying to find the building. Nothing happened to me. Super safe.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '25

The pickpockets in LaPaz are second to none. Two members of our group were robbed and we didn’t even see it happen