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Bolivia
Triplandio Bolivia guide covers 3 travel guides with 1 city across 6 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Bolivia with 37 POI, spanning 49.2 km in total. Get inspired by 4 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Bolivia
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Bolivia
Tourists
323.3K/y
GDP/cap
$5.1k
Life Exp
68.7 yrs
Population
12.6M
Currency
BOB Bs.
Language
Spanish
Payments
Cash only
Emergency
118
Traditional Local Food Bolivia
Main course
Meat
Llama Chicharrón
Chicharrón de llama
YAH-mah chee-chah-RON
· Crispy fried llama
Fried llama meat with crispy texture and rich flavor.
Open Llama Chicharrón recipe
Drink
Vegan
Api Morado
AH-pee moh-rah-DOH
· Warm purple corn drink
Sweet, thick beverage made from purple corn.
Open Api Morado recipe🌿
Dessert
Vegetarian
Tawa Tawas
TAH-wah TAH-wahs
· Fried dough pastries
Sweet deep-fried pastry, typically dusted with sugar.
Open Tawa Tawas recipe
Snack
Meat
Salteñas de Uyuni
Sal-TEH-nyas de Oo-YOO-ni
· Uyuni meat pastries
Baked pastry filled with savory meat and vegetables.
Open Salteñas de Uyuni recipe