Common scam patterns — Bolivia
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Patterns documented from public scam reports and provider feedback. New patterns emerge; report new ones to us via /contact.
- Spanish-language schools selling 'community service' add-ons that produce little impact.
- Amazon 'conservation' programs in the Madidi region that are functionally jungle-lodge tourism.
- 'Cooperative coca' / fair-trade volunteer programs of variable substance.
- Childcare programs in El Alto and other peri-urban areas — refuse residential placements.