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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 ...
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.
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
Caranavi Airport (ICAO: SLVI) is an airport serving the town of Caranavi in the La Paz Department of Bolivia. The runway also serves as Civica Street, a main street in the center of the town. Caranavi is in the moderately narrow valley of the Coroico River, with high terrain in all quadrants.
Module:Location map/data/Bolivia is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Bolivia. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
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).
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 Plaza Murillo is the central plaza of the city of La Paz and the open space most connected to the political life of Bolivia. Prominent buildings on the plaza include the Presidential Palace, National Congress of Bolivia, and the Cathedral of La Paz (or more formally, the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, La Paz). [1]