Weeks of blockades have left La Paz short of fuel, food and medical oxygen under a health emergency. Here is what travelers and expats need to know now.
BOLIVIA · TRAVEL
Key Facts
—The situation: Weeks of road blockades have cut off La Paz, triggering shortages of fuel, food and medical supplies.
—The emergency: La Paz department declared a 90-day humanitarian and health state of emergency on June 2.
—The hospitals: Hospitals are not fully functional and short of supplies, including oxygen, because of the blockades.
Is it safe to travel to Bolivia? Latest advice amid protests and road blockades
Latest Foreign Office Bolivia travel advice after protests break out
Bolivia cumple un mes de bloqueos bajo la amenaza de un estado de excepción: las claves de la crisis que desafía al gobierno de Rodrigo Paz
Cabildos en La Paz y Sucre exigen a Rodrigo Paz dictar estado de excepción tras más de un mes de bloqueos
El gobierno boliviano desbloqueó una de las rutas vitales para el abastecimiento de La Paz y El Alto
Bolivian Congress gives Paz power to use troops against crippling protests
Bolivia blockades are lifting in La Paz as fuel returns, but ~101 road blocks remain nationwide. Fly, don't drive: a June 2026…
Several blockades were set up on key roads nationwide, isolating major cities
La Paz has spent a month under blockade. The main roads into Bolivia's administrative capital have been cut for four weeks, and…
La Paz declares a 90-day health emergency on day 34 as the blockade toll reaches five and two more ministers resign.
Los hospitales comenzaron a suspender operaciones programadas y a concentrar sus recursos en casos críticos mientras miles de…
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser…
