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Review of La Paz by
butimba
Advantages: A lively and exciting city
Disadvantages: Thieves all over the place
La Paz - Bolivia's capital - is an incredibly lively, colourful, bustling city with loads of character. From around 4060m at its highest point to 3100m at its lowest (the better off you are, the lower down you live), the city sprawls across a huge valley surrounded by massive snow-capped mountains, and it looks amazing. Because La Paz sometimes seems to be so full of bustling people and honking taxis and in-your-face street-sellers and things going ...
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Eating llama in a volcano
Review of La Paz by
Garth87
Advantages: Amazing sights, very cheap, unique city, great shopping
Disadvantages: Altitude sickness, hard to get around
...a smaller plane bound for La Paz. You've no idea what time of what day it is in what part of the world. You get the feeling it's going to be one of those days........
That is until the captain comes on and asks you to fasten seatbelts, as you're preparing for landing. You do so almost mechanically as you have done with every other flight. But all of a sudden you realise something's wrong. Something's very wrong. The planes going UP. Turning to ...
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28.02.2006
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 Bolivia's city in the sky
Review of La Paz by
bergmcberg
Advantages: Unforgettable scenery and people
Disadvantages: Very basic living standards
Arriving at La Paz by bus is somewhat of a shock to the system. This is in part due to the altitude (particularly if arriving by plane which is meant to be harsher). I am (reasonably) fit, young (25) and healthy, and found it a little difficult and therefore anyone travelling here will be well advised to take it very easy at first. I can't tell you about the airport etc. 'cause I didn’t come that way!
Arriving by bus is an amazing experience ...
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18.12.2004
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Pazt And Present
Review of La Paz by
indiecater
Advantages: World's highest capital that's high on life.
Disadvantages: Oxygen tanks are expensive.
...population of 1.5 million people La Paz has become an important stop on the gringo trail in South America. As well as being the capital of Bolivia (excepting Sucre of course, the constitutional capital) it is also the highest capital in the world sitting at a breath stealing 3,600 metres above sea level.
La Paz can be a chaotic town at times and its people are often in your face (and in your pocket if you are not careful!) but overall there are ...
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12.12.2002
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On top of the world
Review of La Paz by
alisonr
Advantages: Mysterious, steeped in culture,
Disadvantages: altitude
I visited La Paz in early 1996 during my gap year whilst I was backpacking. Being the highest capital city in the world, altitude sickness can be a problem. We were ok, but we had been high in the Andes for a few days before arriving and when we first got up high we felt light headed, headachey and a bit sick! This can be avoided if you tell yourself to take it easy, and don't smoke as many cigarettes as usual (like I did!).
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03.08.2000
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La Paz
Review of La Paz by
paulhodson
Advantages: beautiful
Disadvantages: altitude sickness
I visited La Paz a few years ago. The city is the highest anywhere - many people suffer altitude sickness for a day or two, although we found that it wasn't too bad when we took it very easy to start with! The city is very beautiful - set in snow - capped mountains. There are many historic areas, as well as many new (half - built) houses.
A great place to buy Bolivian goods - fabrics etc. Take warm clothes even in the summer - you can tan and catch ...
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17.07.2000
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3 days of Somewhere Different
Review of La Paz by
SusanLydia123
Advantages: Experiencing a different culture
Disadvantages: Possibly experiencing high altitude sickness
We went to La Paz for 3 days in September 2006. We flew from Buenos Aires and arrived at the airport in La Paz and immediately noticed how different we felt. The air was very thin and we had to slow down. We had been warned to take it easy and providing you take the advice seriously, there is no reason why you cannot enjoy the delights of La Paz. After checking into our hotel we had a stroll around the wonderful markets, decided where to return the ...
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23.03.2007
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