Travelogues Municipio Nuestra Señora de La Paz

From the Tiwanaku Temple to mountain biking on the Death Road to Cholita Wrestling. There is a lot to discover in La Paz and its surroundings!

- Hagrid & me

09/01 - 16/01 We arrived in La Paz at night by plane from Uyuni and took a taxi to the hostel. The La Paz airport is located at over 4000m, which gave us a great overview of the...

La Paz and the Choro Trail from the Andes to the Yungas Mountains

Post 6 - Visit to Bolivia's largest city and a trip to the green Yungas

Julito's birthday, crazy dog Rocco, and witch market

30.11.2018 After enjoying a small but delicious breakfast, we embark on our first journey with the Teleferico. This network of cable cars stretches across the entire city with...

After we had the next tedious border crossing from Chile to Bolivia (near Lauca National Park: super beautiful landscape once again) Way from Arica to the border with...

La Paz offered a lot of culture and adventure in just a few days. We visited the carnival in Oruro, explored the huge city, and conquered the Death Road on bikes.

The journey from Uyuni to La Paz was incredibly efficient. The small provincial airport in Uyuni, which handles exactly four flights daily, outdoes almost everything in this...

After yet another tearful goodbye, this time at the Wild Rover Hostel Huacachina, my journey continued with a bus ride to Cusco. The way there was a journey in itself, as it was...

After 3 weeks at 'normal' altitudes, we were a bit concerned about going back to 4000 - 3600 meters above sea level. Fortunately, our bodies remembered these conditions and we...

12/03/2018 As mentioned before, Carsten has done his best convincing and thus sealed our attempt to climb Huayna Potosi ('young mountain'). In the morning, we meet Owen and our...

Von der peruanischen Seite des Lake Titikaka geht es nach Bolivien 🇧🇴, erster Stopp La Paz (3.200 - 4.100 m Höhe, ca. 800.000 Einwohner). Eine Fahrt mit der Gondola und ein...

In our short trip to Bolivia, we dare to ride down the Death Road and spend a few days in the salt flats.

Huayna Potosi 6088m, our ascent to heaven Arriving in La Paz, Ruben whispers to me that he would like to go to the mountains with me. Preferably in snowy mountains, to...

Many warned us beforehand that La Paz is like Lima, reeking of traffic, not beautiful and not entirely safe. So we arrived in this city already somewhat biased. Already on the...

La Paz We continue by bus. It's only 4-5 hours to La Paz. For that, we have to cross the lake by bus. The bus is loaded onto a 'motor raft' and we all get off and onto a small...

After finally surviving the terrible boat trip to Nauta, we had to drive another two hours by car to reach Iquitos. Our friend from Chile and we shared a car so that we didn't...

La Paz is located in the Altiplano highlands at an altitude of 3200 - 4100 m and is home to the seat of government, but it is not the capital of Bolivia. The city is huge with a...

Although we didn't have a good start - we love this chaotic, colorful, loud, yet lovable city of La Paz. Friday evening at 20:30 we take the night bus from Uyuni to La Paz. Once...

31.10.017- 03.11.2017 La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, welcomes me at night with a vibrant atmosphere of local markets and Halloween enthusiasts. After a short search and...

From the highest capital city and largest market in the world

Finally we arrive in La Paz. We look for our B&B and have some local food. After breakfast, we head to the city center. First, we visit the Coca Museum and learn about the...

The Bolivian metropolis and its bureaucracy, a daring bike route, and gondolas above the city rooftops.

One of the most dangerous roads in the world to ride a bike down? 45 kilometers downhill along a several hundred meter deep gorge? On a road barely 2 meters wide? Absolutely! ...

Thursday, April 12 - 14, 2018

No more text due to vacation :-)

The entire life of the Andean people is focused on creating a constant balance between opposites. Festivals, rituals, and prayers aim to maintain and restore the equilibrium of...

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