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La Paz

Nuestra Señora de La Paz (English: Our Lady of Peace; Aymara: Chuquiago Marka or Chuqiyapu) is the seat of government of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country (in population) after Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

Located at -16.5, -68.1333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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La Paz, Populated places in La Paz Department (Bolivia), Capitals in South America, Populated places established in 1548

Estadio Hernando Siles

Estadio Hernando Siles is a sports stadium in La Paz, Bolivia. It is the country's largest sports complex with a capacity of 42,000 seated spectators and is named after Hernando Siles Reyes, the 31st President of Bolivia (1926–1930). The stadium is located in the Miraflores borough of La Paz, at an altitude of 3,637 metres (11,932 feet) above sea level, making it one of the highest professional stadiums in the world.

Located at -16.4994, -68.1228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Football venues in Bolivia, Athletics (track and field) venues in Bolivia, National stadiums, La Paz, Copa América stadiums

Pedro Domingo Murillo Province

Pedro Domingo Murillo is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was created on January 8, 1838, with the name Cercado and on October 17, 1912, during the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón, its name was changed in honor of Pedro Domingo Murillo, protagonist of the revolution of June 16, 1809. The province contains the Bolivian administrative capital, La Paz, as well as the major city of El Alto.

Located at -16.5, -68 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Provinces of Bolivia, La Paz Department (Bolivia)

El Alto International Airport

El Alto International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional El Alto) is an international airport located 8 mi south west of La Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia. The airport is located in the city of El Alto and has served since the first half of the 20th century, but was modernized in the late 1960s, when its runway was lengthened and a new passenger terminal with modern facilities was built. The new airport was inaugurated in 1965.

Located at -16.5133, -68.1922 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Airports in Bolivia, La Paz Department (Bolivia)

El Alto, La Paz

El Alto, La Paz File:Altiplano de La Paz Bolivia.

Located at -16.5167, -68.1667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places in La Paz Department (Bolivia), Populated places established in 1985

Estadio Rafael Mendoza

Estadio Rafael Mendoza Castellón is a multi-use stadium in the neighborhood of Achumani, La Paz, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and belongs to the "Club The Strongest" The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people.

Located at -16.5152, -68.0638 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Football venues in Bolivia, La Paz, The Strongest

Yungas Road

The North Yungas Road (alternatively known as Grove's Road, Coroico Road, Camino de las Yungas, Road of fate or Death Road) is a 61-kilometre or 69-kilometre road leading from La Paz to Coroico, 56 kilometres northeast of La Paz in the Yungas region of Bolivia. It is legendary for its extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter-American Development Bank christened it as the "world's most dangerous road". One estimate is that 200 to 300 travellers are killed yearly along the road.

Located at -16.3359, -68.0405 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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La Paz Department (Bolivia), Mountain biking venues, Roads in Bolivia

Palacio Quemado

The Palacio Quemado is a popular name to denote the Bolivian Palace of Government, located on Plaza Murillo in downtown La Paz. It is the official residence of the President of Bolivia. The building has had many incarnations. Its nickname ("Palacio Quemado," or "Burned Palace") originates from the fact that it was set aflame and burned almost to the ground during an uprising in 1875. It has since been rebuilt and revamped a number of times, but the name stuck.

Located at -16.4958, -68.1336 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Bolivia, Government of Bolivia, La Paz, Presidential palaces, Spanish Colonial architecture, Houses completed in 1825

Estadio Libertador Simón Bolívar

Estadio Libertador Simón Bolivar is a multi-use stadium in the Tembladerani neighborhood of the city of La Paz, Bolivia. It is most often used for football matches, on club level by Club Bolívar. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people.

Located at -16.5125, -68.1411 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Football venues in Bolivia, La Paz, Club Bolívar

Metro La Paz

Metro La Paz is located on the west side of Bolivia, with a population of more than 2.3 million inhabitants joining the cities of La Paz, El Alto,and Viacha, it is the most populous urban area of Bolivia. At an altitude that can reach more than of 4,000 meters above the sea level, it is the highest metropolitan city in the world.

Located at -16.5, -68.1333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Capitals in South America, La Paz, Populated places established in 1548

Central Bank of Bolivia

The Central Bank of Bolivia (Spanish: Banco Central de Bolivia) is the central bank of Bolivia, responsible for monetary policy and the issuance of banknotes. The current president of the BCB is Marcelo Zabalaga Estrada. The official site is http://www. bcb. gob. bo.

Located at -16.4972, -68.1344 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Central banks, 1928 establishments in Bolivia, Banks established in 1928, Banks of Bolivia

San Pedro prison

San Pedro prison or El penal de San Pedro is the largest prison in La Paz, Bolivia renowned for being a society within itself. Significantly different from most correctional facilities, inmates at San Pedro have jobs inside the community, buy or rent their accommodation, and often live with their families. The sale of cocaine base to visiting tourists gives those inside a significant income and an unusual amount of freedom within the prison walls.

Located at -16.5031, -68.1344 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Prisons in Bolivia, La Paz

Valle de la Luna (Bolivia)

Valle de la Luna (moon valley in English) is situated about 10 kilometers from downtown La Paz, in the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. It is composed of an area where erosion has worn away the majority of a mountain. Due to being composed of clay rather than rock, over the centuries the elements have created a somewhat odd work of art here, like a desert filled with stalagmites.

Located at -16.5672, -68.0944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Valleys of Bolivia, Geography of La Paz Department (Bolivia)

Neo-Tiwanakan architecture

The Neo-Tiwanakan or Pseudo-Tiwanakan architecture is a style developed by the architect Emilio Villanueva Peñaranda between the years 1930 and 1948 inspired in the designs of the Pre-Columbian archeological site of Tiwanaku in Bolivia.

Located at -16.5, -68.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Architectural styles, 20th-century architectural styles, Bolivian art

1582 Ancuancu earthquake

On April 2, 1582 Ancuancu was struck by an earthquake, that reportedly buried its inhabitants. On the place were the village had stood, the Jacha Kalla (Achocalla) valley was formed as a result of the earthquake.

Located at -16.569, -68.1627 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Earthquakes in Bolivia, 1582, 16th-century earthquakes, 1580s in South America

Plaza Murillo

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. It is located in the old town, or Casco Viejo, of the city and is surrounded by Socabaya Street to the west, Ayacucho Street to the east, Comercio Street to the south, and a continuation of Ingavi and Ballivan Streets to the north.

Located at -16.4958, -68.1336 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Plazas in Bolivia

Paqu Quta

Paqu Quta, also spelled P'aqu Quta, (Aymara paqu / p'aqu light brown, reddish, fair-haired, dark chestnut, quta lake, "chestnut coloured lake") is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, El Alto Municipality. It is situated at a height of about 4,667 metres (15,312 ft) south of Mount Chacaltaya, south east of Lake Milluni and south west of Qillwani (Khelluani).

Located at -16.3833, -68.1333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia)

Janq'u Quta (El Alto)

Janq'u Quta (Aymara janq'u white, quta lake, "white lake", hispanicized spelling Jankho Khota, Jankho Kkota, Janko Khota, Janko Kota) is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, El Alto Municipality. It is situated south of Mount Wayna Potosí and north east of Lake Milluni at a height of about 4,664 metres (15,302 ft). There is a smaller lake of the same name east of it in the La Paz Municipality.

Located at -16.3, -68.1333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 14 miles away.
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Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia)

Milluni Lake

Milluni (Aymara millu light brown, reddish, fair-haired, dark chestnut, -ni suffix to indicate ownership, "the one that has got a brown colour") is a lake on the western side of the Cordillera Real of Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, El Alto Municipality, north of El Alto. The lake is situated at a height of 4,565 metres (14,977 ft) south of Mount Wayna Potosí, on the foot of Chacaltaya. It is about 1.83 km long and 1 km at its widest point.

Located at -16.3333, -68.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia), Dams in Bolivia

Laram Quta (Pedro Domingo Murillo)

Laram Quta (Aymara larama blue, quta lake, "blue lake", hispanicized spelling Laram Kkota) is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, El Alto Municipality. It lies south of Mount Chacaltaya, south east of Lake Milluni and north west of Qillwani (Khelluani). Laram Quta is situated at a height of about 4,556 metres (14,948 ft), about 0,5 km long and 0,17 km at its widest point.

Located at -16.3667, -68.1167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia)

Embassy of Colombia, La Paz

The Embassy of Colombia in La Paz is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Colombia to the Plurinational State of Bolivia; it is headed by the Ambassador of Colombia to Bolivia, and it is located in the Calacoto neighbourhood of La Paz, precisely at Calle Roberto Prudencio 797, between calles 15th and 16th.

Located at -16.542, -68.0829 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Diplomatic missions of Colombia, Diplomatic missions in La Paz, Bolivia–Colombia relations

Jach'a Quta (Murillo)

Jach'a Quta (Aymara jach'a big, great, quta lake, "great lake", hispanicized spelling Jacha Kkota) is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, Achocalla Municipality. It is situated south of El Alto and La Paz near Achocalla. Jach'a Quta is situated at a height of about 3,760 metres (12,340 ft), about 0.67 km long and 0.5 km at its widest point.

Located at -16.5667, -68.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia)

The Triplets bridges

Three consecutive Extradosed bridges are part of a north beltway of La Paz in Bolivia. The project was funded by CAF (Corporación Andina de Fomento) through a credit to the Municipality in 2006. In 2007 the Municipal Government of La Paz awarded the design and construction of The Triplets Bridge Project to the JV “Consorcio Asociación Accidental Progreso”. As part of this contract, PEDELTA carried out the conceptual and final detailed design.

Located at -16.5163, -68.1182 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sirk'i Quta

Sirk'i Quta (Aymara sirk'i wart, quta lake, hispanicized spellings Serkhe Khota, Serkhe Kkota) is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality, south of the Qutapata National Park It lies between the Inkachaka Lake in the west and the mountain Sirk'i Qullu in the east. Sirk'i Quta is situated at a height of about 4,814 metres (15,794 ft), 0.73 km long and 0.28 km at its widest point.

Located at -16.3833, -67.9667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 15 miles away.
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Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia)