20 Sights in La Paz, Bolivia (with Map and Images)
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List of cities in BoliviaSightseeing Tours in La Paz1. San Ignacio de Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola, S. J. , venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Catholic priest and theologian, who, with Peter Faber and Francis Xavier, founded the religious order of the Society of Jesus, and became its first Superior General, in Paris in 1541. He envisioned the purpose of the Society of Jesus to be missionary work and teaching. In addition to the vows of chastity, obedience and poverty of other religious orders in the church, Loyola instituted a fourth vow for Jesuits of obedience to the Pope, to engage in projects ordained by the pontiff. Jesuits were instrumental in leading the Counter-Reformation.
2. Carlos Gardel
Carlos Gardel was a French-born Argentine singer, songwriter, composer and actor, and the most prominent figure in the history of tango. He was one of the most influential interpreters of world popular music in the first half of the 20th century. Gardel is the most famous popular tango singer of all time and is recognized throughout the world. He was notable for his baritone voice and the dramatic phrasing of his lyrics. Together with lyricist and long-time collaborator Alfredo Le Pera, Gardel wrote several classic tangos.
3. Jardín Botánico La Paz
The La Paz Botanical Garden is a unit of the Institute of Ecology - Biology Career, Faculty of Pure and Natural Sciences of the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés. It is a botanical garden of about 5 hectares located on the University Campus of Cota, in the city of La Paz, is a member of the Association of Botanical Gardens of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the BGCI based in London. Its international identification code as a botanical institution, as well as the acronym of its herbarium is LPB.
4. Plaza Murillo
The Plaza Murillo is the central plaza of the city of La Paz and the open space most connected to the political life of Bolivia. Prominent buildings on the plaza include the Presidential Palace, National Congress of Bolivia, and the Cathedral of La Paz. It is located in the old town, or Casco Viejo, of the city and is surrounded by Socabaya Street to the west, Ayacucho Street to the east, Comercio Street to the south, and a continuation of Ingavi and Ballivan Streets to the north.
5. General José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras
José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras, known simply as José de San Martín or the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru, was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and central parts of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire who served as the Protector of Peru. Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes, in modern-day Argentina, he left the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata at the early age of seven to study in Málaga, Spain.
6. Lucio Pérez Velasco
Lucio Pérez Velasco was a Bolivian politician who served as the 13th vice president of Bolivia from 1899 to 1903. He served as first vice president alongside second vice president Aníbal Capriles Cabrera during the administration of José Manuel Pando. By decree of 23 January 1903. he was dismissed. A member of the Liberal Party, he was elected deputy for the Beni department in 1884. From 1889 to 1893, he was Senator for Beni.
7. Andrés de Santa Cruz
Andrés de Santa Cruz y Calahumana was a Bolivian general and politician who served as interim president of Peru in 1827, the interim president of Peru from 1836 to 1838 and the sixth president of Bolivia from 1829 to 1839. He also served as Supreme Protector of the short-lived Peru-Bolivian Confederation from 1836 to 1839, a political entity created mainly by his personal endeavors.
8. Parque Laguna de Cota Cota
laguna de cota is the name of an important city park in the city of Peace. Its official name is Parque Laguna de cota tupac katari. The park is one of the few public spaces in Peace City, with lagoons and artificial waterfalls. The lagoon can be navigated on small tandem boats. Until 2016, it was the second most visited public park in Peace City.
9. Catedral Metropolitana
The Catedral Metropolitana Nuestra Señora de La Paz is a minor basilica located in the Plaza Murillo of the city of La Paz. In Bolivia. It was built in 1835 with a neoclassical architecture with some baroque elements. It has an interior distributed in 5 naves. The architect Antonio Camponovo participated in its construction and design.
Wikipedia: Catedral basílica de Nuestra Señora de La Paz (La Paz, Bolivia) (ES)
10. Reina Isabel I de Castilla
Isabella I, also called Isabella the Catholic, was Queen of Castile from 1474 until her death in 1504, as well as Queen consort of Aragon from 1479 until 1504 by virtue of her marriage to King Ferdinand II of Aragon. Reigning together over a dynastically unified Spain, Isabella and Ferdinand are known as the Catholic Monarchs.
11. Simón Bolívar
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire. He is known colloquially as El Libertador, or the Liberator of America.
12. Confucio
Confucius was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. Confucius's teachings and philosophy underpin East Asian culture and society, remaining influential across China and East Asia to this day.
13. Plaza Abaroa
Plaza Abaroa is a public space, named in honor of Eduardo Abaroa the Bolivian hero who fought in the War of the Pacific. It is located in the city of La Paz, Bolivia, in the Sopocachi area, among 20 de Octubre, Sánchez Lima, Pedro Salazar & Belisario Salinas streets.
14. Antonio José de Sucre
Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá, known as the "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho", was a Venezuelan independence leader who served as the president of Peru and as the second president of Bolivia. Sucre was one of Simón Bolívar's closest friends, generals and statesmen.
15. Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz
Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz was a noted writer, dramatist, journalist, social commentator, university professor, and socialist political leader from Bolivia. In 1964 Marcelo won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for his novel Los Deshabitados.
16. Monumento a Eduardo Abaroa
Eduardo Abaroa Hidalgo was Bolivia's foremost hero of the War of the Pacific (1879–1883), which pitted Chile against Bolivia and Peru. He was one of the leaders of the civilian resistance to the Chilean invasion at the Battle of Topáter.
17. Cerro Muela del Diablo
The Muela del Diablo, 'Chris,' or 'Christopher' is an iconic feature of the La Paz landscape in Bolivia. The feature is a volcanic neck, which is the solidified core of an extinct volcano, the rest of which has eroded or washed away.
18. Valle de las ánimas
The Valley of the Souls is a municipal protected area, departmental natural monument and geological formation of the city of La Paz, is located a few kilometers from the urban area at an altitude of 3965 meters above sea level.
19. Basílica de San Francisco
The Basilica of San Francisco in the city of La Paz, Bolivia, is a Catholic church under the advocation of Francis of Assisi. It is located in the center of the city, in the square that bears its name, Plaza San Francisco.
20. Jardín Botánico
The Botanical Garden is a cultural institution in the City of Peace, managed by the municipal company responsible for green areas, parks and afforestation (emaverde) under the municipality's government of Peace.
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