natural wonder
Valle de la Luna (La Paz)
A surreal moonscape of eroded clay spires and canyons on the outskirts of La Paz, sculpted by centuries of wind and rain.
10 km · about 20 min drive
La Paz Department, Bolivia · South America
La Paz is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Achocalla, 10km from Valle de la Luna (La Paz).
La Paz is a major city located in La Paz Department, Bolivia. With a population of 2,004,652, it is one of the largest urban centers in South America.
On a road trip, La Paz sits in Bolivia. It's in the America/La Paz time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add La Paz to your route.
Mi Teleférico (Spanish pronunciation: [mi teleˈfeɾiko], English: My Cable Car), also known as Teleférico La Paz–El Alto (La Paz–El Alto Cable Car), is an aerial cable car urban transit system serving the La Paz–El Alto metropolitan area in Bolivia. As of October 2019, the system consists of 26 stations (36 if transferRead more
stations are counted separately per line) along ten lines: Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Orange, White, Sky Blue, Purple, Brown, and Silver. Further lines and extensions are in planning or construction.
Upon the completion of the 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) Phase One (Red, Yellow, and Green Lines) in 2014, the system was considered to be the longest aerial cable car system in the world. Based on its master plan, the completed system, which is being built by the Doppelmayr Garaventa Group, is intended to reach a length of 33.8 km (21.0 mi) with 11 lines and 30 stations. While other urban transit cable cars like Medellín's Metrocable complement existing rapid transit systems, Mi Teleférico is the first system to use cable cars as the backbone of the urban transit network. In 2018, Mi Teleférico won a Latam Smart City Award in the category of "Sustainable urban development and mobility".
Mi Teleférico was planned in order to address a number of problems, including a precarious public transit system that could not cope with growing user demands, the high cost in time and money of traveling between La Paz and El Alto, chaotic traffic with its subsequent environmental and noise pollution, and a growing demand for gasoline and diesel fuel, which are subsidized by the state. The Red, Yellow, and Purple lines connect the neighboring cities of La Paz and El Alto, which are separated by a steep slope about 400 m (1,300 ft) tall, and which were previously only connected by winding, congested roads.
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La Paz is located in La Paz Department, Bolivia, South America. The coordinates are -16.5000 latitude, -68.1500 longitude.
La Paz has a population of approximately 2,004,652 people, making it a major city in Bolivia.
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natural wonder
A surreal moonscape of eroded clay spires and canyons on the outskirts of La Paz, sculpted by centuries of wind and rain.
10 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A 6,088-meter peak near La Paz that is one of the world's most accessible 6,000-meter summits, offering glacier climbing for beginners.
26 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
Bolivia's infamous former highway drops 3,600 meters from La Paz to Coroico along narrow cliffside ledges with no guardrails.
40 km · about 45 min drive
ancient ruins
The spiritual and political center of the Tiwanaku civilization near Lake Titicaca, featuring the iconic Sun Gate, semi-subterranean temple, and precision-cut stone architecture.
56 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A subtropical Yungas town on a ridge at 1,700 m, the traditional finish of the Death Road descent, surrounded by coffee and coca terraces plunging into cloud-forest valleys.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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