Telephone

Bolivia has one of the most complicated telephone systems in South America. For most visitors, however, the details are best ignored. Calls can be made from the many public phone offices, called

, found throughout all cities and even in many small towns. Some signs to watch for include

, the national phone company, and 2 nationwide mobile carriers called

and

; there are many others. You are assigned a cabin, place your calls, and pay on the way out. There's no point asking the exact rate before you call because nobody knows, but keep an eye on the little monitor/display next to the phone. In larger cities, there are also some

that offer discount international calls, usually VOIP so the quality is not great. They cost about 25% of regular international calls and prices are usually posted.