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  • La Paz – The Pride of Bolivia La Paz – The Pride of Bolivia
    The city of La Paz is the administrative capital of the South American nation of Bolivia. Secondly, the city also is the headquarters of the La Paz Department. The city also has another unique distinction of being the highest capital city in the world. The city is surrounded by the huge Altiplano range and as the city climbs the hills, it reaches up to 4,100 meters above the sea level. Once you have scaled the heights, you can view snow-covered Illimani. The city of La Paz has a population of 877,363 people. The city when clubbed together with the neighboring El Alto and Viacha becomes the most populous among urban areas of Bolivia and this entire region is more popularly known as Metro La Paz and the population swells to around 2.3 million  [...]
    February 22nd, 2010