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La Paz was founded on 20 October 1548, by the Spanish conquistador Captain Alonso de Mendoza, at the site of the Inca settlement of Laja as a connecting point between the commercial routes that led from Potosí and Oruro to Lima; the full name of the city was originally Nuestra Señora de La Paz (meaning Our Lady of Peace) in commemoration of ...
Abra de la Cumbre at a height of 4,650 m above sea level, the highest point on the route between La Paz and the Yungas K'ili K'ili viewpoint which presents a panoramic view of the city of La Paz Muela del Diablo ("Devil's Tooth"), a giant rock of about 150 m height that has the shape of a tooth
Districts of La Paz The city of La Paz , Bolivia is divided into seven main districts, called "Macro Distritos", which at the same time are divided into 21 small districts or zones. [ 1 ] The city is commonly divided by the people into three main zones: South Zone, Central Zone and North Zone.
The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises 133,985 square kilometres (51,732 sq mi) with a 2024 census population of 3,022,566 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with the neighboring Peru. It contains the Cordillera Real mountain range, which reaches altitudes of 6.6 kilometers (22,000 ft).
Ch'iyar Quta (Aymara ch'iyara black, quta lake, [2] "black lake", hispanicized spellings Chiar Khota, Chiar Kkota, Chiar Quota) is a lake in the Cordillera Real of Bolivia situated in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pucarani Municipality, Huayna Potosí Canton.
Bolivia is a unitary state consisting of nine departments (Spanish: departamentos). Departments are the primary subdivisions of Bolivia, and possess certain rights under the Constitution of Bolivia. Each department is represented in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly—a bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and the Chamber of ...
Map of Bolivia highlighting the province of Inquisivi within the La Paz Department. Provinces of the La Paz Department Coordinates: 16°50′S 67°10′W / 16.833°S 67.167°W / -16.833; -
Plaza Abaroa (Abaroa Square) is a public space, named in honor of Eduardo Abaroa the Bolivian hero who fought in the War of the Pacific.It is located in the city of La Paz, Bolivia, in the Sopocachi area, among 20 de Octubre, Sánchez Lima, Pedro Salazar & Belisario Salinas streets.