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Airports
Bolivia has 3 international airports located in the cities
of La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz.
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City
|
District |
Airport |
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La Paz
|
La
Paz |
International
El Alto |
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Cochabamba
|
Cochabamba |
Jorge
Wilsterman |
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Santa Cruz
|
Santa Cruz |
Viru Viru |
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Sucre
|
Chuquisaca |
Juana
Azurduy de Padilla |
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Potosí
|
Potosí
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Capitán
Nicolás Rojas |
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Trinidad
|
Beni |
Jorge
Henry |
| |
Tarija
|
Tarija |
Oriel
Lea Plaza |
| |
San Borja
|
Beni |
Cáp.
Germán Quiroga Guardia |
Most of the airlines have daily flights to La Paz or Santa
Cruz from the main cities in South America and some additional
flights from Europe. The most common connections from Europe
are made in Lima, Perú; Sao Paulo, Brasil; or Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
The main airline is Lloyd Aero Boliviano (LAB) with destinations
within the country and abroad. For reservations and more
information visit www.labairlines.com
Taxes
A traveler's tax only applies to international flights
for national passengers and residents of Bolivia, or foreigners
and Bolivian residents in other countries that have been
in Bolivia for more than 3 months.
International: US$ 20
National: Bs 10
Customs
Upon entering the country and before declaration of rights,
basic tourism regulations require the tourist to pay customs
taxes and take the proper legal actions in order to bring
in the following items: cameras, laptops or other portable
writing machines, video camcorders and accessories, tape
recorders, sports equipment, five liters of alcoholic beverages,
four hundred cigarettes (two cartons), fifty cigars or five
hundred grams of tobacco, or whatever exceeds the exemption
level of $US 2,000.
For more information on customs go to
Bolivia National Customs. |