this monument at the Plaza Murillo is dedicated to the Bolivian Union
guards protect the tomb of Andres de Santa Cruz, Presidente from 1829 till 1839
Plaza Murillo with the presidential palace and the cathedral
at the Mirador Kili Kili
these people really live on the edge
the cathedral at Plaza San Francisco
at the Witches Market you can buy dried anything
shops a plenty
the Calle Apolinar Jean houses the Museo de Metales Preciosos
lhe colorful Legislative Palace of Bolivia
La Paz is the highest unofficial capital city of the world. It sits in and around a valley in the Altoplano. People who can afford
it live down in the valley at 3200 meters, while poor people live above the rim at well over 4000 meters.
The
city was founded in 1548 at the end of the war of the Conquestadors and was given the official name Nuestra Seņora
de La Paz.
Presently the city has a population of about 1.5 million.
Traffic is a challenge and air pollution a real problem, but the
city has many interesting places to visit, like the Plaza Murillo,
the Gold Museum and of course the Witches Market.
We "did" La
Paz in June 2008.
the football stadium Estadio Hernando Siles
the city center with its high-rise buildings at the bottom of the bowl
the Plaza Murilo is invested with pigeons
the local dress
heavy traffic with the snow-capped Illimani Mountain in the background
the bullet marks are a testemony from a small dispute between police and military
