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Bolivia Most flights from the USA, Europe and neighboring countries land in the airport of La Paz and the city of Santa Cruz. La Paz has the highest airport in the world it is located in what is called "El Alto", it takes half an hour to descend to city by taxi, I mean literaly descend you go down and see a beautiful scenery; La Paz is sorrounded by mountains. If you arrive in Santa Cruz which is a tropical area compared to La Paz, it is also nice in both cities you find 3 or 4 star hotels, also more affordable. Taxis are very cheap in La Paz , more expensive in Santa Cruz but one dollar you might go any place in the city. It might take $9 dollars to get from the airport to the city of La Paz, still cheap compared to other countries. For more information check Getting Theremy webpage. The airlines that go Bolivia from the USA are American Airlines and LLoyd Aereo Boliviano (LAB). Both are good lines so far I only used American Airlines because I live in Milwaukee, WI. Now that political turmoil is over because of the coca plantations normality is ok and tourists can visit Bolivia without any problem, I wrote this paragraph on October 15, 2000; have a good time in Bolivia. June 15, 2004 addition: Note that although there are flights into La Paz and Sucre, these flights are typically much more expensive than other flights to the continent. If your travels take you to neighboring countries, be sure to check out the airfares through Lima, for example. Round-trip airfare from Newark, NJ into Quito, Ecuador, and out of Lima were more than $200 cheaper than the same trip leaving out of Santa Cruz or La Paz. The overland travel is inexpensive (if uncomfortable), and can often be worked into a terrific itinerary that covers all that you might want of Bolivia.
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