Bolivia in March

Mirror on the Salar; some island-hotel routes closed by water.

• Altiplano and La Paz · La Paz, Lake Titicaca, Orurorainy

  Dry, sunny and freezing at night May–Sep; afternoon rain and hail Dec–Mar.

• Uyuni and the southwest · Salar de Uyuni, Eduardo Avaroa reserverainy

  Mirror effect in the rains (roughly Jan–Mar) but some routes flood; Jun–Aug nights reach −20 °C at the lagoons.

• Valleys · Sucre, Cochabamba, Tarija, Samaipatafine

  Mild all year (Sucre about 2,800 m); summer rains Dec–Feb.

• Lowlands and Amazon · Santa Cruz, Rurrenabaque, Madidirainy

  Hot and humid; floods Dec–Mar; smoke from forest burning in Aug–Sep some years.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Carnival (Oruro) big impact

  Feb or Mar (check)

  UNESCO-listed parade; Oruro rooms and buses sell out; water fights nationwide.

• Good Friday

  Mar or Apr (check)

  Pilgrims walk to Copacabana.

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• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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