UK Foreign Office warns against travel to Bolivia

The UK Foreign Office is advising against all travel to Bolivia due to social unrest in the country. Widespread anti-government demonstrations have taken place during the past two months and have sometimes resulted in the closure of the airport in the capital, La Paz.

The Foreign Office advises visitors already in Bolivia, and British residents in the country, to:
* keep off the streets;
* not travel; and
* avoid any demonstrations.

The US State Department has also issued a warning about Bolivia. It does not go as far as the UK warning but states that: “US citizens are advised to take precautions if traveling to the La Paz/El Alto area, overland between Oruro and Lake Titicaca , and to the Yungas Valley east of La Paz . Some blockades remain in these areas and in the Chapare region east of Cochabamba . Citizens should avoid demonstrations and makeshift roadblocks. Under no circumstances should anyone attempt to go around or through a blockade, even if the blockade appears to be unattended.”

•Date: 23rd October 2003 •Region: S.America •Type: Article •Topic: Warnings
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