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La paz
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:''This article is about the capital of Bolivia. For other uses, see
La Paz (disambiguation).''
Image:Lapaznasa.jpg thumbnail|250px|La Paz, Bolivia
Image:La_Paz-center.jpg thumbnail|250px|right|Central La Paz
Image:Central La Paz Bolivia.jpg thumbnail|250px|Panoramic sight of the city of La Paz
'''La Paz''' is the administrative
capital of
Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of
La Paz Department, Bolivia La Paz Department. As of the
2001 census, the city of La Paz had a
population of about one million. La Paz is situated in the canyon of the Choqueyapu River below a plateau with an altitude of 3,600 meters. Atop the plateau is the city of
El Alto, where the international airport is located. The city is located at 16°30' South, 68°8' West (-16.5, -68.1333). Its name is translated into
English language English as "The Peace" or "peace."
Founded in
1548 by
Alonso de Mendoza at the site of the
Native American (Americas) Native American settlement called
Chuquiago, the full name of the city was originally ''Nuestra Señora de La Paz'' (meaning ''
Blessed Virgin Mary Our Lady of
Peace''). The name commemorated the restoration of peace following the
rebellion insurrection of
Gonzalo Pizarro and fellow
conquistadors two years earlier against
Blasco Núñez Vela, the first
viceroy of
Peru. In
1825, after the decisive victory of the
republicanism republicans at
Ayacucho over the Spanish army in the course of the
South American Wars of Independence, the city's full name was changed to ''La Paz de Ayacucho'' (meaning ''The Peace of Ayacucho'').
In
1898, La Paz was made the ''
de facto'' seat of the national government, with
Sucre, Bolivia Sucre remaining the nominal capital only. This change reflected the shift of the Bolivian economy away from the largely exhausted
silver mining mines of
Potosà to the exploitation of
tin near
Oruro, and resulting shifts in the distribution of economic and political power among various national
elites.
La Paz is the
List of highest towns by country highest capital city in the world.
La Paz is also home to the world's highest golf course. The air is so thin that a well-timed shot will travel several metres further than at sea level.
See also
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Sucre
External links
{{Spoken |La_Paz.ogg|2005-04-16}}
{{Commons|La Paz, Bolivia}}
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Municipal government of La Paz
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Museums in La Paz
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La Paz travel information
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Excursions in the surrounding of La Paz
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High Altitude Pathology Institute IPPA La Paz
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Google Map of La Paz with marks
Category:Capitals in South America
Category:Cities in Bolivia
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