Tourist attractions in La Paz
La Paz City
La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia. Altitude of the city ranges from about 4058 meters (13,313 feet) above sea level in El Alto (where the airport is located) to 3100 meters (10,170 feet) in the lower residential area. It is the highest national capital in the world.
Tiwanaku
The ruins of Tiwanaku are found near the south-eastern shore of Lake Titicaca, about 72 km (44 miles) west of La Paz, Bolivia. Tiwanaku is a recognized World Heritage Site.
Apolobamba National Park
The National Park Apolobamba is located to the West of La Paz, Bolivia and has a fantastic scenic beauty because of the snow-covered high mountains: Akamani, Presidente and Katantika.
Cotapata National Park
The National Park Cotapata is located to the Northeast of La Paz, Bolivia. One of its greater attractions is the pre-Colombian road of the Chucura or Choro or Inca Road.
Chacaltaya
Chacaltaya is the highest skiing area of the world. The Chacaltaya mountain (5,580 meters), is one of the mountains of the Cordillera Real (Royal Mountain range) of the Oriental Andes and it is only at 36 kilometers from La Paz, Bolivia.
Cathedral and Plaza Murillo
Plaza Murillo in La Paz, Bolivia, holds the Presidential Palace, and in the center of Plaza Murillo, opposite, stands a statue of President Gualberto Villarroel. The Cathedral was built in 1835 on a steep hillside and the main entrance is 12m higher than its base on Calle Potosi.
Witches' Market
The Witches Market is one of the main and most impressive attractions in La Paz, Bolivia. The Witches Market has shops of typical outfits made by hand with completely natural materials, souvenirs and other ornaments made of exotic types of wood, carved with ancestral motives
Huatajata Community
Huatajata is an indigenous aymara community conformed by 11 communities and it's one of the most important tourist areas in the occident of Bolivia.
Calle Jaen
Calle Jaen in La Paz, Bolivia has been preserved from its Spanish days, and is home to 10 interesting museums clustered together. Calle Jaen is La Paz's finest colonial street, and the museums can easily be bundled into one visit.
Moon Valley
The Valley of the Moon is located at about 5 kilometers from La Paz, Bolivia. The scenery is formed by rocky formations, which gives an eerie sensation of being on another planet or the moon.
Illimani
Illimani is the highest peak (6,438 metres or 21,122 ft) in the Cordillera Real (part of the Cordillera Oriental, a subrange of the Andes) of western Bolivia. It lies just south of La Paz at the eastern edge of the Altiplano.
Casa de Murillo
Once the home of Don Pedro Domingo Murillo, a leader in the La Paz Revolution of July 16, 1809, in Bolivia, the Casa de Murillo displays collections of colonial art and furniture, textiles, medicines, musical instruments and household items of glass and silver that once belonged to Bolivian aristocracy.
Coca Museum
The Coca Museum in La Paz, Bolivia explores the sacred leaf's role in traditional societies, its use by the soft-drink and pharmaceutical industries and the growth of cocaine as an illicit drug.
Iglesia de San Francisco
The hewed stone basilica of San Francisco in La Paz, Bolivia, reflects an appealing blend of 16th-century Spanish and mestizo (indigenous-Spanish) trends. The cloisters and garden of the recently opened Museo San Francisco, adjacent to the basilica, beautifully revive the history and art of La Paz's landmark.
La Paz Cemetery
In La Paz Cemetery, as in most Latin American cemeteries, bodies are buried in the traditional Western way or placed in a crypt.
Lucha Libre
One one of the most popular local attractions in El Alto, Bolivia, is the Lucha Libre, or wrestling matches, where theatrical males and acrobatic cholitas play to the crowds.
16 de Julio Market
When visiting La Paz, Bolivia, for an excellent market experience don't miss the massive Mercado 16 de Julio, which stretches for many blocks along the main thoroughfare and across Plaza 16 de Julio. This shopaholic's paradise has absolutely everything, from food and electronics, to vehicles and animals.
Mercado Negro
The Mercado Negro in La Paz, Bolivia, is the place to pick up undocumented merchandise, much of it bootlegged, and just about anything else you may hope for.
Flower Market
The Flower Market in La Paz, Bolivia, appropriately located opposite the cemetery at the top of Batista, is a beautiful splash of color amid one of the city's drabber and less safe areas.
Recommended Tours:
Copacabana - Sun Island Private Tour, 1 Full Day
125 - 180
Puno - Copacabana - Sun Island, 1 Full Day
125 - 265
La Paz - Sajama Tour, 2 Days, 1 Night
259 - 396
Puno, Desaguadero, Tiwanaku, La Paz, 1 Full Day
119 - 215
Private La Paz City Tour, Half Day
33 - 59
Tiwanaku and Queruni, 1 Full Day
100 - 175
Private Tour Tiwanaku, La Paz City and Moon Valley (Valle de la Luna), 1 Full Day
85 - 145
La Paz - Tiwanaku - Copacabana - Sun Island - Moon Island, 3 Days, 2 Nights
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Condoriri Trek, 1 Full Day
69 - 119
La Paz City Tour - Shared, Half Day
39 - 39
La Paz - Copacabana - Isla del Sol - La Paz Shared Tour, 2 Days, 1 Night
175 - 175
La Paz - Copacabana - Isla del Sol - Puno Shared Tour, 2 Days, 1 Night
175 - 175
Catamaran Cruise La Paz - Lake Titicaca - Sun Island (Isla del Sol) - La Paz, 1 Full Day
78 - 207
Shared Transportation Copacabana - La Paz, Half Day
27 - 27
Shared Transportation La Paz - Copacabana, Half Day
27 - 27
Shared Tour Copacabana - Lake Titicaca and - Sun Island (Isla del Sol), 1 Full Day
49 - 49
Shared Tour Puno - Copacabana - Lake Titicaca - Sun Island (Isla del Sol) - La Paz or Puno, 1 Full Day
53 - 53
Titicaca Lake Catamaran Tour - La Paz - Sun Island - La Paz, 2 Days, 1 Night
78 - 345
Puno - Titicaca Catamaran Day Cruise, 1 Full Day
295 - 295
Tiwanaku Shared Tour, 1 Full Day
25 - 25
Titicaca Lake and Sun Island Private Tour 2D/1N, 2 Days, 1 Night
189 - 320
Huatajata Private Tour, 1 Full Day
89 - 187
Special offer for New Year - Catamaran La Paz - Isla del sol - La Paz , 2 Days, 1 Night
325 - 325
Shared Tour Death Road (Camino de la Muerte) - Mountain Bike, 1 Full Day
95 - 95
Huayna Potosí Tour, Half Day
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Coffee Route, 1 Full Day
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Death Road - Mountain Biking Tour, 1 Full day
95 - 95
Titicaca Lake and Sun Island Shared Tour Full day, 1 Full Day
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La ruta Fantasma - Atrevete a vivirla, Día completo - Full day
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Rafting and Kayaking por el Rio Coroico, Yungas, Un día (Fechas disponibles de Abril a Septiembre). Clase: II
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Bicicleta de Montana por Zongo - Naturaleza y Adrenalina, Día completo - Full day
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Rafting por el Rio Coroico - Puente Armas - Puerto Leon, Yungas, 1 Día, Clase: III - IV
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Tour de Bicicleta de Montana por el Lago Titicaca, 2 Días, 1 Noche
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Rafting por el Rio Zongo Alcoche, Yungas, 4 Días, 3 noches, Clase: IV and V
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Sajama Park and Lauca River Tour, 2 Days, 1 Night
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Coroico Tour, 2 Days, 1 Night
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Rafting y Kayaking por el Rio Coroico, Yungas, Día completo (Fechas disponibles de Noviembre a Marzo).
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