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Bolivia travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Bolivia: travel advice level, plug type A/C, 230V, emergency 110, currency BOB.

📷 La Paz · ? · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid non-essential travel to parts Updated 2026-09-22

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information about the State of Emergency ('Warnings and insurance' page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalLa Paz
CurrencyBOB
LanguagesSpanish, Aymara, Quechua, Guarani
Calling code+591
Emergency numbers110 · 160 · 911 · 119
Plug typesType A, Type C
Voltage230 V
Driving sideRight
Population12M
Type AType C

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📷 Photos

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Mhwater at Dutch Wikipedia · Public domain · Commons
Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
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About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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