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  2. El Alto - Wikipedia

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    El Alto (Spanish for "The Heights" [1]) is the second-largest city in Bolivia, located adjacent to La Paz in Pedro Domingo Murillo Province on the Altiplano highlands. El Alto is today one of Bolivia's fastest-growing urban centers, with an estimated population of 943,558 in 2020. [ 2 ]

  3. El Alto Municipality - Wikipedia

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    El Alto Municipality or El Alto de La Paz Municipality is a municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is El Alto , the second-largest city in Bolivia.

  4. List of highest large cities - Wikipedia

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    El Alto in Bolivia is the highest-altitude city in the world This list of the highest cities in the world includes only cities with a population greater than 100,000 inhabitants and an average height above sea level over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).

  5. Altiplano - Wikipedia

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    La Paz, Bolivia, is the second-largest city located in the Altiplano (after El Alto) Volcanoes in Sajama National Park (Parinacota and Pomerape). The Altiplano is an area of inland drainage lying in the central Andes, occupying parts of northern Chile, western Bolivia, southern Peru and northwest Argentina.

  6. La Paz - Wikipedia

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    The La Paz-El Alto Highway is a toll road that connects the city of La Paz with the neighboring city of El Alto. It is the city's main highway. It allows easy access to El Alto International Airport. The highway runs 11,7 km and crosses the city of El Alto: The main toll of the La Paz - El Alto highway connects both neighboring cities

  7. List of South American cities by elevation - Wikipedia

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    Bolivia: 3706 12158 13 Huancavelica Peru: 3676 12060 14 La Paz Bolivia: 3690 11975 Highest capital in the world 15 Sicuani Peru: 3548 11640 16 Apartaderos Venezuela: 3505 11502 Highest town in Venezuela. 3,360 m. according to Google Maps. 17 Cusco Peru: 3399 11151 18 Vetas Colombia: 3350 10990 Highest town in Colombia. 3,230 m. according to ...

  8. Life on the edge in Bolivia's gravity-defying 'suicide homes'

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    In Bolivia's highland city of El Alto, the row of colorful corrugated metal roofs - blues, oranges, reds and greens - for a moment distracts from the terrifying sight below: a precipitous drop ...

  9. List of highest settlements - Wikipedia

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    Bolivia: Small town in Bolivia. Population 4,272 (2012). [12] It is the highest city in Bolivia. [13] 4,100 metres (13,500 ft) Jama Argentina: Border post and settlement in Jujuy Province in Argentina. [14] 4,150 metres (13,620 ft) El Alto Bolivia: Population 846,880 (2012). [15] It is part of La Paz and contains La Paz's El Alto International ...