Travel to La Paz, Bolivia

La Paz, Bolivia

La Paz o Nuestra Señora de La Paz (nombre oficial) es la capital del Departamento de La Paz, sede de gobierno de los poderes ejecutivo y legislativo de Bolivia. El censo de 2001 reflejó una población de 1.552.156 habitantes en toda el área metropolitana incluyendo a la ciudad de El Alto. El centro de la ciudad está aproximadamente a 3650 msnm y forma —junto con la ciudad de El Alto—, el segundo núcleo urbano más grande y poblado de Bolivia.


La Paz (Official Name: Nuestra Señora de La Paz) is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department. Located at an elevation of 3,660 metres (12,008 ft), it is the world's highest capital city. La Paz sits in a bowl surrounded by the high altiplano. As it grows, La Paz climbs the hills, resulting in varying elevations from 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) to 4,100 metres (13,451 ft). Overlooking the city is towering triple-peaked Illimani, always snow covered and majestic. As of the 2001 census, the city of La Paz had a population of 789,585, and together with the neighboring cities of El Alto and Viacha, make the most populous urban area of Bolivia, with a population of over 1.6 million inhabitants (Instituto Nacional de Estadistica). La Paz is also known as Chuquiago Marka or Chuqiyapu from Aymara "chuqi," meaning gold, and "yapu", meaning farm.


Le département de La Paz est une subdivision de la Bolivie. Sa capitale est la ville de La Paz. Le département fut constitué par décret de Antonio José de Sucre le 23 janvier 1826. Les frontières du département sont alors bien définies et il est doté d'une administration.

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