- If you’re prone to altitude sickness, stay in a hotel in La Paz’s Zona sur (southern zone) since it’s 985 ft (300 m) lower than the city center of La Paz.
- La Paz is near the famous mountains including the Illimani (guardian of La Paz), Huayna Potosi, Mururata, and Illampu.
- 2. La Paz free walking tour
- 24. La Paz Cemetery
- 26. Jardin Botanico La Paz
- Because there is a lot to take in. First, the altitude is really dizzying, at 3640 meters above sea level, La Paz is the highest capital in the world.
- The vast majority of these people had already been to La Paz, lamenting about how much they didn’t like it. We actually flew straight in and started from La Paz.
- Top Things to Do in La Paz, Bolivia: See Tripadvisor's 94,451 traveller reviews and photos of La Paz tourist attractions.
- Life conditions on altiplano are less friendly than these down in La Paz. People in El Alto are poorer and feel discriminated against by people in La Paz.
- A mad carnival of jostling pedestrians, honking, diesel-spewing minivans, street marches, and cavalcades of vendors, La Paz surrounds you: you'll love it, you'll hate...
- La Paz is capital of Bolivia which is the highest capital city in the world sitting at about 13,400 feet 4100 meters.
- Further Reading: Backpacking Bolivia. La Paz is colourful, chaotic and full of life, with its abstract markets and bustling squares.