The busy main avenue

La Paz

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March 4th 2007
At 3600 metres, La Paz is the highest city in the world. The city is kind of a bowl shape; located in a valley and surrunded by mountains. As the city has spread it has just climbed up the sides of the mountains. There are thousands of tiny houses clinging to the side of the mountain in what you would think would normally be deemed an impossible - or unwise - engineering feat. The mountains are s ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more