La Paz is the highest capital city in the world (assuming you don’t count Lhasa in Tibet, and even though Sucre is technically the official capital of Bolivia), and has a picturesque location in a valley close to the snow-covered Cordillera Real mountains. As I wanted to climb one of these mountains, I had to spend a few days in La Paz acclimitising before attempting the trek. Although La Paz is a nice enough city, there aren’t that many standard attractions. A few parts of the city centre are quite nice, above all the Plaza Murillo, where the Cathedral, Presidential Palace and the Legislative Assembly are situated. Near to here is one of the few remaining preserved colonial streets in the city, Calle Jaen, which is also where many of the museums are located. The
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