This story took place in October 2023…

We – my mom, my sister, and I – arrived at the La Paz, Bolivia airport around 2 am.  We flew from Columbus, OH to New York to Bogota, Colombia, and finally to La Paz, Bolivia.  We fumbled through the immigration process as immigration officers took our pictures and payments for our 30 day tourist visas.

We stepped out the door of the airport and found a taxi who drove us into the city.  I had arranged for a two bedroom apartment in the heart of La Paz and advised the host that we would be arriving late.  He confirmed that it was no problem and that a key would be inside a lockbox which would be locked securely on the fence near the building.  He sent pictures of the lockbox with a video on how to open it, and directions on how to get into the apartment.