Run by a La Paz tour company, this is a comfortable, heated spot and a fine place to acclimatize – there’s pretty walking to be done in the area, and plenty of advice and good cheer on hand. Must reserve ahead.
Huayna Potosí Refugio
Bolivia
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
14.86 MILES
The city’s most unusual market lies along Calles Jiménez and Linares between Sagárnaga and Av Mariscal Santa Cruz, amid lively tourist artesanías (stores…
14.79 MILES
This colonial building was constructed in 1775 of pink sandstone and has been restored to its original grandeur, in mestizo (mixed) baroque and Andino…
Museo de Textiles Andinos Bolivianos
14.59 MILES
Fans of Bolivia’s lovely traditional weaving consider this small textile museum a must-see. Examples of the country’s finest traditional textiles …
Museo de Etnografía y Folklore
14.7 MILES
Anthropology buffs should check out this museum, one of the city's best. The building, itself a real treasure, was constructed in 1720 and was once the…
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La Senda Verde Wildlife Sanctuary
25.45 MILES
At 12-hectare Senda Verde, there's a new concept: humans are 'caged' while most of the 200-plus monkeys run free. This protects people and monkeys alike …
14.53 MILES
La Paz’s best-preserved colonial street is home to four small museums. They are all clustered together and can generally be bundled into one visit. Buy…
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19.8 MILES
The prominent rock outcrop known as the Devil’s Molar (3825m) is actually an extinct volcanic plug that rises between the Río Choqueyapu and the suburban…
14.84 MILES
The hewed stone basilica of San Francisco was founded in 1548 by Fray Francisco de los Ángeles. The original structure collapsed under heavy snowfall…
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The 5395m-high Cerro Chacaltaya peak atop a former glacier is a popular day trip. The glacier diminished over several decades and, tragically, had melted…
2. Museo de la Revolución Nacional
13.98 MILES
The first question to ask is ‘Which Revolution?’ (Bolivia has had more than 100 of them). The answer is that of April 1952, the popular revolt of armed…
3. Museo Costumbrista Juan de Vargas
14.52 MILES
The Museo Costumbrista Juan de Vargas contains art and photos, as well as some superb ceramic figurine dioramas of old La Paz. One of these is a…
14.53 MILES
The diminutive Museo del Litoral incorporates relics from the 1880s war in which Bolivia became landlocked after losing its Litoral department to Chile…
14.53 MILES
La Paz’s best-preserved colonial street is home to four small museums. They are all clustered together and can generally be bundled into one visit. Buy…
14.53 MILES
Also known as Museo del Oro (Gold Museum), the Museo de Metales Preciosos houses four impressively presented salons of pre-Colombian silver, gold and…
14.54 MILES
Once the home of don Pedro Domingo Murillo, a leader in the La Paz Revolution of July 16, 1809, the Casa de Murillo displays collections of colonial art,…
8. Museo de Instrumentos Musicales
14.57 MILES
A must for musicians. The brainchild of charango master Ernesto Cavour Aramayo displays all possible incarnations of the charango (a traditional Bolivian…