Is an international driving permit mandatory?
Legal framework:
An International Driving Permit (IDP) is mandatory. This country accepts the 1949 Geneva Convention (1-year validity) and the 1968 Vienna Convention (3-year validity).
Rules of conduct in Bolivia
Speed limit: 40 km/h in urban areas, 80 km/h on roads.
Blood alcohol level: the legal limit is 0.5 g/l, but application of the rules can be uncertain.
Road signs are often absent.
The International License is required, and it is recommended to keep photocopies of your documents during road checks (trancas) held by the national police.
Tips from easy-idp.org
"Driving is on the right and requires extreme resilience and caution. Altitude greatly affects engine power (and driver concentration).
Outside the main roads of the Altiplano, the network is mostly composed of dirt or gravel tracks, often clinging to mountainsides.
Local coaches ('flotas') and trucks often dominate narrow passages.
It is imperative to use engine braking on Andean descents and never travel at night due to safety and topographical risks."
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