In La Paz, the area above the Plaza San Francisco boasts the largest concentration of indigenous shops selling sweaters, jewelry, musical instruments, and souvenirs. Although yellow fever vaccinations are not required for entry unless you are coming from an infected area, the Bolivian government recommends that visitors traveling to certain regions obtain vaccination. Bolivia is in the heart of South America, bordering with Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Peru, and Chile. Its territory extends from the snowcapped mountains of the Andes to the lush Amazon jungle. Excellent private schools and universities.
Elementary school is compulsory.
There are 9 public and 12 private universities. Cool in the highlands, mild in the valleys, and warm in semi-tropical valleys, plains, and rain forests. Bolivia's main exports are natural gas, gold, silver, tin, wolfram, wood, cattle, cotton, sugar, soy beans, and diverse manufactures. It has modern transportation, financial, energy, and telecommunications systems. This year the government will complete the process by transferring the State Oil company as well as the smelting industry to the private sector.