Bolivia

|Feature|Bolivia|Ecuador|

|---|---|---|

|Common altitude|Very high (La Paz, Sucre)|Moderate to high (Andes) but often lower|

|Shop signs|Sometimes name cities: Sucre, Cochabamba, etc.|Sometimes include “ECUADOR” or province names|

|Brick buildings|Rugged, unfinished, reddish|Mixed with pastel colors, more modern blends|

|Balconies|Thick and blocky cement style|Slimmer with iron/metal bars|

|Sidewalks & road quality|Rough, often cracked or uneven|More paved and busy in cities|

|Mountains|Often steep hills around|May be hilly, but flatter in coastal areas|

|Language style|Similar Spanish, but Bolivian signs often feel more local or industrial|Slightly more commercial/urban phrasing|

Middle road lines can be all-yellow, yellow and white, or all-white, while outer road lines are always white.

NOTE: Road lines in Chile are always all-white or all-yellow, never a combination of the two. In Peru, you can find roads having outer lines with no middle line. Such outer line-only roads are very rare in Bolivia.

La Paz and El Alto are twin cities that together form one big metropolitan area. However, despite being located right next to each other, they each have a very different look. See the tips below for more information.