Written by LenR on September 11, 2009
- Before we went to La Paz we had been told about the Sunday market so we had allowed an extra day here to see this special event. We were extremely pleased that we did. I...
Written by LenR on September 11, 2009
- The streets of La Paz are jam packed with people, stalls, cars, buses and general chaos. As you walk along the narrow pavements there are indigenous Aymara's selling handicrafts for tourists, then you come across...
Written by LenR on September 11, 2009
- There is only one main road in La Paz, and this follows the course of the canyon of Rio Choqueyapu. From top to bottom, this street takes by turns the name of Avenida Ismael Montes,...
Written by LenR on September 10, 2009
- Few cities in the world have a setting as spectacular as La Paz. The city cowers in a narrow canyon gouged from the high Altiplano. The cluster of church spires and modern office blocks at...
Written by LenR on September 7, 2009
- La Paz is a good place to take a city sightseeing tour. It eliminates walking up steep streets and avoids the problems with the minibuses and taxis. One of the better options to get started...
Written by LenR on September 6, 2009
- Getting around La Paz can be difficult. The city is built in a canyon so many streets are steep and not particularly conducive to walking. The easiest (but not necessarily the safest) way to get...
Written by SeenThat on February 11, 2008
- On the western part of central South America a plateau rises up to four thousands meters connecting the Royal and Western Ranges of the Andean Mountains; where the plateau breaks towards the Amazonian Basin, in...
Written by SeenThat on December 5, 2007
- Bolivians enjoy a wide variety of drinks, reflecting their rich diversity of cultures.Sultana and CoffeeSultana was among the first oddities I discovered in Bolivia. It is a drink served at the markets’ coffee stalls and...
Written by SeenThat on July 8, 2007
- One of the most exciting aspects of visiting the Andean High Plateau is the opportunity to see urban life above 4000 meters (13123 feet). In Nepal, settlements at such an altitude are tiny; plants barely...
Written by SeenThat on June 19, 2007
- La CejaA few years before I arrived at Bolivia for the first time, a wild hailstone created a mudslide that caused to a small section of the Andean Plateau to slide down upon the city...
La Paz
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