Stuck in La Paz
Hi - information is so patchy around the blocks and strikes. We just want to know how and when we can get out of La Paz!
My boyfriend and I (and several other backpacker friends) having been trying to leave for several days, but we show up to the bus station and no buses are going. Online info about where the road blocks are (transitabilidad) shows we should be able to get through, but the staff at the bus terminal say no.
Can we taxi?
Flights are so expensive.
Any ideas and info much appreciated.
This whole experience is putting such a bitter feeling in me about what until now has been an amazing time in Bolivia.
Edit: have received loads of useful info I'll add in here...
a local messaged saying they expect this round of blocks to last another 10days to 2 weeks.
the website with details about where the blocks are is sadly not accurate.
mixed messages about minibusing or taxi-ing to blocks and walking through - some people worried about violence, others say they're friendly.
Edit again
a few people messaging saying just to sit tight and enjoy La Paz but we have bookings and plans in Peru so we've booked a (v expensive) flight.
I'm a firm believer in the right to strike and protest but I'm also wanting to leave this city now haha
Good luck to the protesters, and to anyone else trying to travel x