About Volunteer Challenge Bolivia - Facts

Location: Central South America, southwest of Brazil
Bordering Countries: Argentina 832 km, Brazil 3,400 km, Chile 861 km, Paraguay 750 km, Peru 900 km Population: 8,857,870 (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic Groups: Quechua 30%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 30%, Aymara 25%, white 15%
Religion: Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
Dialing Code - the international dialing code for Bolivia is +591.

Time - Bolivia is -4 hours GMT.
Customs According to the customs norms of Bolivia, the following objects are discharged of the tax payment: one photographic camera, one portable computer, one video camera with its accessories, one recorder, one radio, sport equipment, five liters of alcoholic drinks, four hundred cigarettes, fifty cigars or half kilo of chopped tobacco.

Phones: Getting communicated by phone doesn't represent any difficulty in Bolivian lands. Besides the public booths located strategically in the main streets and avenues, there are offices of the National Company of Telecommunications (Entel) from which can be carried out calls to the world.

Visa: All travelers should contact the nearest Bolivian consulate in order to ascertain what visa rules apply, since these may change without previous notice.

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