View over La Paz

I don't know if you can tell from the photo, but La Paz is a very striking city when viewed from above. Its built on the sides of a bowl-like valley.

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La Paz, City in a Bowl

February 1st 2005
We descended from our 2 night visit to the absolutely frigid Parinacota on a 5 hour bus to La Paz. It isn{t often that people actually descend into La Paz, as it is the worlds highest capital at 3500m (about 12,000ft.). But we did indeed come down from Parinacota (at 4300m) though I still had some problems breathing. I soon found myself in a bad mood and needed to get out of the city to fin ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz

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

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