The highest capital in the world / La capital más alta del mundo
April 1st 2006 La Paz was founded in 1548 with the name Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Our Lady of Peace). This name commemorated the restoration of peace following the civil war which started with Gonzalo Pizarro’s (Spanish conquistador) insurrection two years earlier. The city became the administrative capital in 1898, and is the seat of the Government (Sucre remains the nominal capital; the High Court of
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