La Paz (Bolivia), city in western Bolivia, located on
the La Paz River. La Paz is Bolivia's largest city, as well as the
country's administrative capital and the capital of La Paz Department.
The city sits amid the Andes Mountains and is about 3625 m (about 11,900
ft) above sea level, making it the highest large city in the world. La
Paz is linked by railroads and highways to cities in Peru and Argentina
and to Arica, Chile, the nearest port on the Pacific Ocean. It also has
an international airport. It is also the site of the University of San
Andrés (1830), the Catholic Bolivian University (1966), the National
Museum, the presidential and legislative palaces, and a cathedral (completed
in 1933) with a capacity of 12,000. La Paz was founded by the Spanish in
1548. It flourished because of its strategic location on the trade route
between the Bolivian silver mines and the ocean. Population (1993
estimate) 784,976.
We offer the following tours in the area, please make
a choice
Visa Requirement for US Citizens to enter
in Bolivia
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if you are North american and have decided visit Bolivia, you must
take note of this recent information:
In the first hours of 2007, The Bolivian President Evo Morales
suppressed by decree the right of US citizens to enter this country
freely, in reciprocity with a similar measure taken by the US
government.
Also the citizens of Angola, Bhutan, República de Chad, Congo,
Ruanda, Somalia, República Yemen, Indonesia, China and Taiwán has
been affected by this decreee
Please make sure to have all necessary documents before traveling!
