The post office is on the corner of Calle Sucre and Calle Virginio Lema. It’s open Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. – midday. They do Western Union money transfers. A shop across the road has FED-EX.
There are cheap phone and internet shops all...
The Prosalud medical clinic at Calle Ballivian n-536 (Tel: 4-66-37459) is a good place to go if you’re unwell. There’s a 24-hour chemist on the corner of Avenida Las Américas and Calle Campos (Tel:...
Shoe shops are in abundance in Tarija - or why not go and see a zapatero (shoemaker) and get a pair specially made. A number of the souvenir shops sell cow-hide drums and guitars, there are some dotted in and around the top end of Calle General Bernardo Trigo. ...
There are ATMs all around town, many of which are 24-hour, but if you can’t find one head towards the two main plazas. You can change money and traveler’s checks at the main banks – most of which are in or around Plaza Luis de Fuentes – or, for better rates, go to the casa de cambios on...
Esmeralda Lavandería, right across from San Francisco Church, does laundry for $1.50 per kilo. If you come by in the morning, your clothes can normally be ready for the next day (Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 12.30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Sunday closed. Calle Madrid o-157, Tel:...