You should purify water for hygienic use. The easiest method is to purchase a pint-sized water purifier from a camping outfitter to take along. Otherwise, you can purify water by boiling it for twenty minutes. If the water is cloudy, filter it through a cotton cloth. In Latin American countries, U.S. adoptive parents who stay in better hotels will have little to worry about regarding food and water.
Luxury hotels post notices in each room explaining the purity of the water supply.
However, if you stay in lower rate hotels, bottled water can be ordered. Check to make certain that the seal isn t broken. For all of the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and all of Asia, except Japan, you must use bottled water at all times. This includes water for rinsing your toothbrush as well as for brushing. With the frequency of international travel, most hotels will provide boiled and filtered water.