La Paz & Arounds


 

La Paz, the highest de facto capital in the world, is a city that amazes visitors. Houses cling to the hills, defying gravity and the cholitas (native women) with their colorful, typical clothing enliven the city. La Paz is surrounded by forested hills and crowned by the majestic Mount Illimani (6,400 m) A diversity of trails and attractions awaits for you.

City Tour.

You will have the opportunity to discover La Paz city, placed in a deep valley at 3640 m.a.s.l. (Meters above sea level) between the Royal Range of the Andes and the high plateau, with all its cultural richness and contrast. Enjoy the tour going through the old Spanish neighborhoods, Murillo Square, the Cathedral, the Witches Market, the curious geological formations of the Moon Valley, the colorful product markets and some residential neighborhoods. La Paz is the highest administrative capital in the world. Houses cling to the hills, La Paz is surrounded by beautiful and majestic mountains such as the Illimani (6,400 meter above the sea level).


City Tour by night. (3 hours) Folkloric show with dinner, folk dances and typical music.

Chacaltaya. Visit the highest ski slope in the world (5,480 m) for an extraordinary view of the Cordillera Real (Royal Mountain Range).

Tiwanaku Tour. One of the most ancient cultures developed in the Andes, known because of it´s high level of technology,  astronomy, religion and engineering. Cradle of the Inka civilization. Archeological Pieces, Ruins and Temples.

This is the only pre-Columbian civilization that survived 3 milleniums, adapting to the difficult clime of the high-plateau and whose scientific knowledge, socio-political organization and artistic creations influenced the surrounding villages until they obtained a complete domain of up to 600 thousand Km2? Tiwanaku, the culture cradle of the Andes.

 

Tiwanaku. Explore the pre-Inka ruins of Tiwanaku and its museums.

Ideal if you wish to:

• Discover the ancient culture of the Aymaras
• Learn how the Aymaras live in the city
• Buy handicrafts created with age old techniques
• Explore a city full of surprises through its people and topography

 

 

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