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You can hitchhike in Bolivia from the ''tranca'', the place where they want toll from the vehicles, it's always cheaper than the bus and sometimes you might go for free. Just negotiate. It's great to see the countryside from the back of a truck; you should have a warm blanket or a sleeping bag on you when you travel like that.
When you're in Bolivia, it really depends on the region when you're hitchhiking. [[User:Stickbugg|stickbugg]] hitchhiked from La Paz to Cochabamba in July of 2014, in two days, and offers the following general advice, perhaps applicable to most of Bolivia:-There is no cultural notion of hitchhike which is easy to work with, save for that of poor countryside peasants looking to get into the city. Prepare to explain in Spanish why you do not want to take a bus, for example. Bolivians will try to help you in a number of ways, but usually by setting you up with a paid bus. Be honest about having no money and wanting to ride with people for adventure.-Agree on cost or no cost of fare (pasaje) ahead of time, since is it normal in Bolivia for fare to be charged upon getting off of transit, and what seems like a free ride for many hours may not be upon getting out. This is not a scam, it is just a cultural thing you have to be aware of. Others may find it unthinkable for you to pay, since they are going that way anyway.-In Spanish, the word for "to camp" (campar), can apply to staying overnight in any sort of accommodation. If you're looking for a place to camp in a tent, you should not ask to camp, but ask for a place to pitch your tent (carpa).-Speak about the route you are taking in terms of which buses travel on them. Knowledge of highway numbers and names marks the privilege of relatively few Bolivians who own personal vehicles and travel long distances requiring a map. For example, ask city transit to drop you off at the furthest tranca on the route to Cochabamba, don't bother talking about the #1 or the Panamericana.-To that end, know your maps and locations well, because you're on your own with knowing where you want to get. Unlike in North America, you have to do 99% of the navigational work of getting to where you want to do, and convincing someone to take you.-Be conversational in Spanish if expect to arrange any rides.
==Western Bolivia==
