Plaza Murillo La Paz

When you arrive into La Paz, you come from the outskirts like any city and it doesn't look like much. Then you turn a corner and start coming down the hill and suddenly there is the city; set in a valley the city sprawls across the mountains, as far as the eye can see pretty much, it's quite an impressive site.

However that's where our …

We kwamen rond 16u toe in La Paz. Na onze klokken een uurtje dichter bij onze thuistijd te zetten (5u verschil nu), begonnen we aan onze zoektocht naar een hostal in de drukke stad. Het was moeilijker dan gedacht om iets goedkoop en kwalitatief goed genoeg te vinden, maar uiteindelijk vonden we in hotel Majestic een goeie kamer met douche en wifi. …

Arriving last night in La Paz, I wondered if I was just knackered after being up for so long, and that was why I was so out of breath climbing 4 flights of stairs, but this morning I had a headache that pretty much lasted all day. The altitude does make a massive difference. This must be what it's like for fat people; just walking around makes your …

A few thoughts...... Our La Paz trip started as an afterthought, but one I am very glad we had. We had attempted to visit Bolivia 6 years ago, only to find out that the National Airline had gone bankrupt and canceled all flights. There being no other way to get to La Paz, we decided to cancel that trip. 6 years later, we find ourselves in Arica in …

Mit dem Mittagsbus ging es nach La Paz (zwischen 3.200 und 4.100 Meter). Die Fahrtzeit von 3,5 Stunden war recht kurzweilig. Einerseits weil die Landschaft schoen war, andererseits weil die Fahrt an der Meerenge von Tiquina unterbrochen wurde. Ploetzlich hiess es aussteigen und per Boot uebersiedeln. (Bis vor ein paar Jahren konnte man bei der …

Even after three weeks in the Andes, acclimatising all the way, plus the pain of the inca trail and our 5000m rescue mission, the whole group struggled with the altitude on arrival in La Paz. The city is situated in and around a basin, and even within the basin you are over 3500m above sea level. The settlements on the altiplano, where the …

... staying at were very friendly and helpful (gave me maps and ideas of where to go). I wandered the town visiting Plaza San Francisco, Plaza Murillo and the backpacker area around Sagarnaga. The art museum was closed that day so didn't visit there. In the ...

... the altitude and the steep, cobbled streets meant that we were frequently left gasping for air. As we wandered around the Plaza Murillo area, which is home to the National Congress, Presidential Palace and cathedral, we couldn't help but notice, with ...

... ). With a population of nearly 1.3 million inhabitants, La Paz is now a modern city with few colonial buildings left except around Plaza Murillo, which at 3636 meter above sea level, marks the very heart of the city where the government buildings and the ...

... is getting to know us very well!), Parque Central and many museos. There are few colonial buildings left, only the Plaza Murillo has formal gardens, a huge graceful cathedral and the presidential palace in Italian renaissance style. What makes this place ...

... and hours every day (and La Paz is quite hilly so I like to pretend I burned double the calories.) We stopped by the Plaza Murillo the first day which matched the city in craziness because I have never seen more pigeons in one place in my entire life. ...

... was going on apace there, so I avoided walking next to people. I looked at the church from the outside. Then I went up to Plaza Murillo, the old 'centre', which had nice buildings flanking it, and far too many pigeons. Next, I went into the museum of ...

... pauvres en haut. La ville semble chaotique. Mais nous sommes installés dans le vieux quartier colonial, à trois coins de rue de la Plaza Murillo où se trouvent la cathédrale et les édifices du gouvernement, et cela nous plaît bien. Nous avons ...

... . Friday 27th May After breakfast we sauntered, and I mean sauntered, I was struggling to walk around here at any serious speed.....to Plaza Murillo  We have been higher than this but I think the hills maybe make it feel like it is harder to get ...

... But recommend it to everybody that is in La Paz area. Barro is also a good company to do it with. Sightseeing in La Paz the next day. Plaza Murillo and then down Av 16 de Julio. Bought some CDs and took a picture of a VERY typical sight in ...

... So it was a surprise and a relief to find cute little cobbled streets and beautiful architecture. We first visited the Cathedral in Plaza Murillo which had some beautiful stained glass windows.      We then visited the National Art Museum ...