Packing

Brittany talks about how the weather in Bolivia and how it is do different throughout the regions and how packing lightly is essential for weekend trips.

    Its hard to know sometimes what to pack for weekend trips because the weather is so different in each region of Bolivia. For example, in the Jungle it was so hot during the day but the temperature dropped during the night. In Machaca it was bone chilling cold because we were so high up in the mountains. Like always I over pack for everything! I had an entire backpack filled with clothes for just a long weekend in the jungle, but the one thing that I have learned is that less is more when choosing clothes for a trip. Packing just the essentials makes your backpack lighter to carry and you can always re-wear clothes, as long as they aren't drenched in jungle sweat. I have learned the hard way how to pack lightly but as long at you have enough undergarments you are good to go. Since Cochabamba is known as the "City of Eternal Spring" its always on the warmer side which makes dressing every morning pretty easy. Most of the North and Western parts of Bolivia are hot because that is where the jungles are but as you move southeast it begins to get a little cooler. So, pack accordingly and not too much because in the end your the one who has to carry your bag around.