Heavy snowfall disrupted parts of La Paz and El Alto on Monday (August 24), impacting highways, roads, fuel availability and flight schedules.

In the La Paz department, authorities advised drivers in affected areas to travel with caution amid snow and low visibility. The Bolivian Highway Administration restricted traffic on the Kalajahuira-Reten Pongo road section in the La Cumbre area.

Since Sunday (August 23), the Bolivian National Weather Service issued an orange alert in parts of La Paz, Oruro, Potosí and Cochabamba, in effect through Monday night.

At El Alto International Airport, flights were temporarily suspended and resumed later in the day, the Bolivian Airports and Air Navigation Services Administration (NAABOL) said. Footage showed travelers waiting at airport counters for information on flight status

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

SHOWS: LA PAZ, BOLIVIA (AUGUST 24, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. LA CUMBRE AREA COVERED IN SNOW

2. BIRDS WALKING ON SNOW

3. CHRIST STATUE IN LA CUMBRE COVERED IN SNOW

4. VARIOUS OF ROAD TO YUNGAS COVERED IN SNOW

5. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE IN LA CUMBRE

6. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE MAKING SNOWMAN

7. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE PLAYING IN SNOW

8. WOMAN MAKING SNOW ANGEL

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) RESIDENT, VALERY CUELLAR, SAYING:

"We have to take advantage of the few opportunities we have, since even the people of La Paz themselves have not seen snow, so we take advantage of this beautiful landscape that nature has given us."

10. VARIOUS OF LLAMAS WALKING ON SNOW

11. INDIGENOUS WOMAN, ELIZABETH CALLE, GUIDING HER LLAMAS

12. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) INDIGENOUS WOMAN, ELIZABETH CALLE, SAYING:

"The snowfall is very heavy, they are dying of hunger. I am going to take the llamas lower down where there is food, I am going to take them to Tranca de Urujara."

13. LLAMAS WALKING THROUGH SNOW IN SEARCH OF FOOD

EL ALTO, BOLIVIA (AUGUST 24, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

14. VARIOUS OF SNOWFALL OVER CITY, SEEN FROM EL ALTO CABLE CAR

15. VARIOUS OF STREET VENDORS WALKING UNDER SNOW

16. VARIOUS OF CABLE CAR CABINS OPERATING DESPITE SNOWFALL

17. LINE OF VEHICLES WAITING TO REFUEL

18. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) TRANSPORT WORKER, CIPRIANO ZABALA, SAYING:

"Since 6 in the morning I have been queuing and it is very cold, that is why I turned on my car to warm up the engine so that I can warm myself a little, because the cold is strong because of the snowfall."

19. INDIGENOUS WOMEN WATCHING SNOWFALL

20. CABLE CAR CABINS OPERATING DURING HEAVY SNOWFALL

21. TWO PEOPLE INSIDE CABLE CAR CABIN

22. CABLE CAR CABINS COVERED IN SNOW

23. CABLE CAR CABINS PASSING THROUGH FOG

24. VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF EL ALTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

25. VARIOUS OF PASSENGERS QUEUING AT AIRLINE COUNTERS TO BOARD FLIGHTS FOLLOWING TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF FLIGHTS DUE TO SNOWFALL

26. DELAYED FLIGHTS AND OTHERS AWAITING INFORMATION ON RESUMPTION OF FLIGHTS