La Paz

The administrative capital of Bolivia is La Paz, the highest capital in the world at 3,600m. La Paz is a  busy place with a vibrant culture and it has a spectacular location sitting in a deep canyon, five hundred metres lower than the international airport. Looking up and out of the city and you will see the imposing snow-capped peak of Mt Illimani at an impressive height of (6,400m). If you are flying into Bolivia from the UK or the USA this is where you will land, but flying into La Paz airport isn’t like flying into any old airport for it is at an altitude of 4,050 m (13,000 ft). You will need to take it easy for the first day or two in La Paz to allow your body to adjust.

Visit La Paz as as part of our suggested itineraries:

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Another good idea for a day trip is to go see Bolivia’s answer to Machu Picchu, Tihuanaco.

La Paz is a bustling and friendly place to explore. All around you will see people going about their daily lives in the market places often wearing the traditional dress; Aymara women dress in traditional skirts and bowler hats and often have a child strapped to their backs wrapped in wonderful multi-coloured blankets.

La Paz is often a start or end point of a trip. You may not spend much time here but there are adventures to be had. For instance Chacaltaya which claims to be the world’s highest ski resort, while not to be recommended for skiing is the perfect place for downhill mountain biking. Here you can rapidly descend about 3000m in just over fifty kilometres – fairly exciting stuff!