[sampa]

My pics taken in early december 2004:

2 pics of Calle Illampu on a saturday

Calle Illampu on a sunday

Feeding the pigeons on a sunday afternoon

 

[Ptit ben]

Nice pics !! This is so dense !!
On this pic are the hills full of houses ???

 

[tkr]

This city is f*ckin cold. The coldest capital in Latin America.

 

[StormShadow]

Great pics, I like the moutians that surround the city. I could imagine it could get very cold, all those mountians and plateaus in that area.

 

[sampa]

I flew in from Lima.Much cooler/colder ,but that was not a problem.Trying to breathe was tough for the first day or two.Another consequence of the
high altitude was i got me worst case of sunburnt face ever

 

[Zaqattaq]

^ Skin cancer must be a problem

Great post, I don't ever recall seeing La Paz on SSC

 

[Ashok]

great pics

 

[XiaoBai]

Rock！These photos are where it's at!

 

[Q-TIP]

This city is f*ckin cold. The coldest capital in Latin America.

Its higher up than Denver (1600 metres above sea level)

I think it is also one of the highest (metres above sea level) capital cities in the world?

Population is well over 2 million i think, but no real talls in the CBD

 

[tkr]

Q-TIP, probably. It's 3600 meters above sea level. Bolivia is a 'high' country. Its lowest point is in its border with Paraguay (at the Paraguay river), 90 meters above sea level.

 

[Latin l0cO]

Its higher up than Denver (1600 metres above sea level)

I think it is also one of the highest (metres above sea level) capital cities in the world?

Population is well over 2 million i think, but no real talls in the CBD

I wouldn't say that. The CBD really stands out and is noticable from an arial shot. You also have to consider that this is one of latin america's poorest countries.

 

[elitecavalier]

What is the avg low temp here in winter?

 

[tkr]

elitecavalier, I've heard it can get as low as -25, -30...
This is a tourist advice from his trip to La Paz:

"Dress warm! We slept at -25 degrees. But there is nothing better than waking up and taking a hot thermal bath during a gorgeous Andean sunrise.

The warmest sleeping bag you have and all the clothes you could wear.

A hat with ear protection will go along way. Bring candles and lanterns. "

 

[J Block]

It seems very exotic but in a disorderly fashion.

 

[Juan1912]

It seems very exotic but in a disorderly fashion.

:tongue2:

 

[elitecavalier]

elitecavalier, I've heard it can get as low as -25, -30...
This is a tourist advice from his trip to La Paz:

"Dress warm! We slept at -25 degrees. But there is nothing better than waking up and taking a hot thermal bath during a gorgeous Andean sunrise.

The warmest sleeping bag you have and all the clothes you could wear.

A hat with ear protection will go along way. Bring candles and lanterns. "

-25? :eek2:

lol I love cold weather

 

[sihi]

Beautiful!!

 

[KhApZ!]

wow nice shot

 

[somelc]

La Paz is charming and different!