Packing list for Bolivia, travel insurance for Bolivia, and taking your belongings

What to take with you to Bolivia: spotlighted

Documents: a passport with 6 months validity upon arrival and copies. Sometimes an exit ticket is requested.
Money: cash Bolivian boliviano (BOB). In the cities you can use your debit card, sometimes the machines are empty though.
Care: sunscreen and lip balm with a high factor, even in the cold you can get sunburned so close to the equator.
Outdoor and conveniences: water filter bottle/tablets for remote areas, cap or hat and sunglasses (the salt flats are seriously blinding, look it up!).
Clothing: the weather conditions vary, so layers, layers, layers so that you can visit both the tropical areas and the high Andes.
Shoes: in any case good mountain boots or trekking shoes that are comfortable in the mountains and/or in the rainforest. Flip-flops for the showers or hotels.
Protection: good rain gear and a good backpack rain cover in the rainy season or if you go to the rainforest. Medicines and travel kit: a small first aid kit with plasters, painkillers, altitude sickness pills and ORS. Good mosquito repellent (see also DEET mosquito repellent).
Safety: money belt or fanny pack for your valuables (more about money belts for your money and passport). A lock for your bag on the night bus.
Technology and equipment: world plug type A & C (see also world plug or travel plug) and a headlamp/flashlight and power bank in case of a power failure.
Toiletries: tampons if you use them, because they are hard to get.

Quick-drying towel.
Hydrating cream for the dry air at altitude.
Buff, scarf or bandana against dust and cutting wind.
Gloves, hat and other suitable clothing for the cold if you go really high into the mountains.

Mosquitoes are a big problem in Bolivia, especially in the areas below 2,500m. Above that, you don't have to worry much.
The number of mosquitoes increases significantly during the rainy season from November to April.
Mosquitoes can transmit nasty diseases such as malaria, yellow fever and dengue.
The popular tourist areas are often mosquito-free because they are so high, so you usually don't have to worry.
High risk areas are Beni and Pando. The least risk is in Oruro.
Always protect yourself well in the higher risk areas, but especially around sunrise and sunset.

Bolivia has many cases of Leishmaniasis, which is transmitted by sand flies.
Most cases occur in the Amazon river area.
Because most areas on the tourist route are higher, you usually run little risk as a tourist or backpacker.
In any case, your mosquito spray will also help against sand flies!

In some places, mosquito repellent can be found, if you look carefully.
Besides the brand OFF, Repel is a popular mosquito repellent.
You have the best chance to get mosquito repellent in large supermarkets and pharmacies.

Even if it is possible, it is illegal and possession of cannabis is punished as severely as possession of cocaine. Even small amounts can lead to serious penalties or bribery attempts.
Tourists are an easy target. Don't start, unless you want to see the inside of a Bolivian prison (spoiler alert: you don't).

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