You will need insurance at this border crossing
My wife and I crossed at this border about 6 weeks ago and it ended up being the longest border crossing we have done so far on our trip (15 or so borders) at 5 hours. It would have gone well except for one thing, they did not want to let us through without insurance that is valid for Argentina. So we ended up walking into the border town in Argentina (La Quiaca I think) desperately trying to find an insurance company that was open (there are three in town). Turns out they we all shut from 12:00 to 17:00 so we waited and waited until we decided it was time to start begging the border official. He was a nice guy but was very reluctant to let us through. Finally he did when we argued that it was getting dark and it would be unsafe for us to ride.
A few weeks later we went into Argentina from Paraguay and they did not ask to see our insurance, go figure.
All this to say that in addition to your drivers license, vehicle ownership papers and registration (one of the few borders that asked for this by the way) you will need insurance. I tried to bluff my way out of it at first with an insurance card we obtained in Colombia but he didn't bite. Other than that the crossing was straightforward and if you like dirt you will enjoy the ride from Tupiza to Villazon (2 hours at most).
Cheers,
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