The most indigenous country and the highest capital in the world- La Paz is nestled at the heart of South America. The vibrant capital city of Bolivia is pre dominated by the great picturesque natures and sited in the world. Nestled along the bottom of a huge canyon, it is surrounded by the 6400m huge majestic mountains of Andes. Tourists are welcome to explore few of the spectacular cities that are 3500m above sea level.
The area has successfully drawn the attention of worldwide tourists with its beautiful landscape, narrow canyons emerging form Altiplano; majestic ice bound peaks, steep hills and dense rain forest. Apart form being gifted with Mother Nature beauty, the land has also numerous landmarks and sites to view that mainly include the beautifully designed churches, various ancient architectural buildings, magnificent office blocks and many more.
One cannot restrict the eye-catching views of gigantic ice peaks of Mount Illimani rising from the southeast region. However, you may find some parts of the city economically backward but it has the richness of cultural wealth, varied landscape and the remnants of mysterious ancient civilizations. La Paz owns major international airports of Bolivia; it is also a gateway to enter the Bolivian country. The region has grounded about 2 million inhabitants still maintaining their traditional culture.
As soon as you reach La Paz can experience the well-preserved tradition among the locals, spend some time learning their art, culture and its folklore. The area has everything so as to satisfy their visitors, depending upon various moods and taste of mind they can get engage with various activities found in La Paz. Things that mainly attract their visitors are its lip smacking cuisines, existence of delicious fruit salad bars in the markets and the fancy French restaurants offering dishes in affordable ranges.
Other places of interest are the black market and the market of El Alto. Go for an early morning walk or an evening walk along the colonial streets and get immersed into the beauties of wonderfully designed buildings. The world's highest capital city has many museums that have attracted the visitors. However rent a car or any public transport to reach your sightseeing areas, the steep narrow streets, colourful hotels and the crooked houses overall gives an mesmerizing views. No doubt La Paz is full of hustle-bustle, full on energy and walking around the altitude might be challenging.
Tasting coca tea or munching on sorochi pills should be tried by all during their stay and adds up to a memorable destination full of life and colors. Selling up of dried frogs in a street market to a cocaine museum include some of bizarre attractions. The city boast to have some of well-preserved artifacts in a well maintained museums, also famous on owning modern and exotic hotels at some of authentic regions. Take home some beautifully hand-spun alpaca wool products silver handcrafted jewellery or paintings as a memory for your trip.
The high altitude has maintained to keep the moderate temperature all year around; therefore the visitors can plan their vacation at any time of the year. There are some must-see attractions within a few hours of La Paz; the most demanded among the visitors are the mysterious ruined city of Tiwanaku- one of the most impressive archeological site of Bolivia. Plan a day trip view the breath taking high Andean scenery of the Cordillera Real. Trip to Chacaltaya will take you to the world’s highest developed ski slope, situated at a height of 5000m above sea level.
Fell the taste of dramatic mountain scenery at the Valle de la Luna and the Muela del Diablo. Must visiting place is the Iglesia de San Francisco; watch the blend of Spanish and mestizo architecture. Sunday mornings will allow you to see some of Indian colorful wedding processions. Don’t miss the breath taking expedition from the city of La Paz to the Bolivian Amazon or take part in various adventurous sport activities such as rock climbing, trekking or mountain biking to the gigantic range of the Andean peaks at the Cordillera Real.
As mentioned above the narrow alleyways of the Witches Market has attracted many tourists, you’ll find some of unusual collection of merchandise including the dried llama fetuses, potions and charms. Pick home some of Andean art and handicrafts or gift to your collogues or your friends. Museo de Coca or the coca museums has been constructed most recently projecting the traditional place of coca and Bolivian culture.
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