| A beautiful and inexpensive place without
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| | mid 70s. Even the hottest days are always
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| a tourist in sight. Sound like a dream?
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| | tempered by cooling breezes.
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| It's not. This slice of paradise does
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| | Bolivia is a republic with a presidential
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| exist. Nestled high in the Andes
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| | system of government. Its fully
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| Mountains of South America, Bolivia is a
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| | democratic, American style system retains
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| little-known retreat exotically spiced
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| | the respect of individual rights and
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| with a unique Latin and Native American
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| | freedoms.
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| flavor. Bolivia has a lot to offer...a
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| | Bolivia enjoys a remarkably low crime
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| very low cost of living, unspoiled
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| | rate, with violent crime being virtually
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| natural environment, friendly people and
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| | unknown and theft not commonplace.
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| a range of climates to suit virtually
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| | Americans, Canadians, Australians and
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| every taste.
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| | most Europeans don't need a visa to spend
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| Property prices are among the lowest in
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| | up to 90 days as a tourist in Bolivia and
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| Latin America and it has the potential to
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| | nonresidents may buy property. Live the
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| become the world's next great expatriate
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| | good life on less than $9,000 a year.
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| haven. Bolivia has long been a favorite
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| | Besides the fact that there's no such
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| destination of adventure travelers, yet
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| | thing as a rat race in Bolivia, its
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| few mainstream American and European
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| | biggest asset is its cost of living. You
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| tourists make it to this secretive
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| | can stay in a clean, friendly hotel in
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| outpost. Why? Well, perhaps it's because
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| | the city center for $8 a night (or US$125
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| Bolivia isn't a destination you stumble
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| | per month) where every meal costs less
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| across by accident. Shrouded by great
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| | than $3. Groceries are up to 70% cheaper
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| mountain ranges, it lies hidden between
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| | than in the United States or Europe. A
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| Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Peru and
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| | routine trip to a good English-speaking
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| Paraguay.
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| | doctor will set you back no more than
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| The country's most famous visitors were
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| | $20. You can take in an American movie
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| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the
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| | for only $2 or get a taxi across town for
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| American outlaws who fled to South
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| | as little as 80 cents. And you're
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| America in the early 1900s - they are
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| | certainly not going to have high utility
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| said to have had their last stand with
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| | bills: Electricity and heating costs
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| the Bolivian army and are buried here. As
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| | average $15 a month.
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| recent as the 1980s, wise old men in
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| | Cheap Real Estate
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| towns throughout the Bolivian highlands
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| | To give you an example of the costs, here
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| could be heard gossiping about the fate
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| | are some properties on offer right now:
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| of two of America's most notorious
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| | A 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom, 2500-square-foot
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| outlaws. In Bolivia, myths come thick and
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| | home in an affluent neighborhood with a
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| fast, and one legend has it that the
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| | large garden, a garage, an alarm system,
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| Incas have an underground network of
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| | and every modern convenience, for
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| secret passageways on an island located
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| | $75,000.
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| in Lake Titicaca, which is praised by
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| | A 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom, 800-square-foot
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| visitors as being one of the deepest blue
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| | apartment with a dining room, a kitchen,
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| and most beautiful bodies of water in the
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| | central heating, a balcony, and parking,
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| world.
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| | costs $15,000.
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| Leave your worries at home
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| | Rentals are downright cheap by First
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| Bolivia is one of those countries that
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| | World standards. Apartments begin at
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| seduce you through sheer personality. The
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| | around $75 per month for something small,
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| colorful bustle of its markets and street
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| | with houses starting at the $200 mark.
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| vendors, the liveliness of its nightlife,
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| | You could certainly rent a nice
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| and the charm and friendliness of its
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| | two-bedroom apartment in one of the best
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| people, make it one of the most livable
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| | parts of town for $175 to $350 a month.
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| places in Latin America. Bolivia has a
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| | And you can lease a luxury three-bedroom
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| bit of something for everyone: charming
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| | suburban home would rent for between $275
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| old-world colonial towns with great
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| | and $400 per month; homes with private
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| restaurants, museums, and nightlife, as
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| | swimming pools start at around $500
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| well as slow-paced cozy developments in
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| | monthly.
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| rural areas near indigenous villages,
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| | Recently, I helped a client find a lot to
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| where hunting, gathering and fishing are
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| | build on for less than $5000, with good
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| a way of life.
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| | shopping, a lake and the airport all in
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| The climate is another plus. Temperatures
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| | walking distance.
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| in Bolivia range from the mid 60s to the
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| | These deals and many more make
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| low 80s, with the average being in the
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| | little-known Bolivia worth investigating.
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