La Paz Old Centre and the Cable Cars

The Seat Of Bolivia'S Government, Set In A Canyon, With A Colonial Core Around Plaza Murillo, The Witches' Market (Mercado De Las Brujas) And San Francisco Church. The Mi Teleferico, Opened In 2014, Is The World'S Longest And Highest Urban Cable Car Network, Linking La Paz With El Alto. · La Paz, La Paz

La Paz is the highest seat of government on Earth, at about 3,640 m in a deep canyon below the plateau city of El Alto. The old centre climbs steep cobbled streets around Plaza Murillo, where the Presidential Palace, the Cathedral and the National Congress face each other. San Francisco church, Calle Jaen with its small museums and the Witches' Market on Calle Linares add colonial layers and Aymara tradition. Since 2014 the Mi Teleferico cable cars have linked the canyon to El Alto, giving cheap, silent views of the city and the snow peak of Illimani. The honest picture is a loud, steep, crowded city. The air is thin, traffic is heavy, strikes and road blockades are common, and petty crime is real. It rewards slow days, coca tea and curiosity about markets, food and the colourful neon buildings of El Alto. Give yourself at least two days to adjust, walk slowly, and carry a little cash for the many small stalls and museums that do not take cards. Most visitors leave fond of it, despite the daily chaos and the noise.

The world's highest administrative capital at about 3,640 m in a canyon below El Alto, with the Witches' Market on Calle Linares, Plaza Murillo and the Mi Teleferico cable-car network, La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia

The streets and plazas are open all day and are FREE. Museums on Calle Jaen and the markets mostly run daytime hours, with many museums CLOSED on Sundays or Mondays. Cable-car lines run from early morning to late evening; confirm current hours locally. Strikes and marches can close central streets without warning.

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