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La Paz, officially Our Lady of La Paz, is the Headquarters of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. It is the most important political, cultural and financial center in Bolivia With an estimated population of 789 541 inhabitants, in 2015, La Paz is the third most populated city in the country, behind Santa Cruz de la Sierra and El Alto.

Its metropolitan area, which includes the municipalities of El Alto, Viacha, Achocalla, Laja, Mecapaca, Palca and Pucarani, is the most populated in the country, reaching a population of 1.87 million inhabitants according to the official census of 2012 Located in western Bolivia, 68 km southeast of Lake Titicaca, La Paz is located in a canyon created by the Choqueyapu River and is surrounded by the high mountains of the altiplano, including the imposing Illimani, whose silhouette has It has been the most important emblem of the city since its foundation. The city is at an average height of 3650 meters above sea level, due to its elevation, La Paz has a subtropical high altitude climate, with rainy summers and dry winters. La Paz was founded on October 20,1548 by the Spanish conqueror Alonso de Mendoza in the Inca settlement of Laja with the name of Our Lady of La Paz, in commemoration of the pacification of the civil wars in the Viceroyalty of Peru. The city was later moved to its current location in the Chuquiago Marka Valley. La Paz was initially controlled by the Spanish dominion of the Virreinato del Río de la Plata as a transit city established on the commercial route between Potosí and Lima.

Later the city experienced numerous revolts in favor of its independence, being the most important the revolt of 1781, when the indigenous leader Tupac Katari, besieged the city for six months and that of July 16,1809, when the patriot Pedro Domingo Murillo initiated a revolution in the city, giving rise to the Spanish-American wars of independence. As the seat of government of Bolivia, La Paz houses the Quemado Palace and the Casa Grande del Pueblo, headquarters of the Bolivian executive branch, the Palace of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly, headquarters of the legislative branch and numerous governmental entities. Also in La Paz are all embassies and foreign diplomatic missions that arrive in Bolivia. Sucre remains, however, the constitutional capital of the country and as such retains the judicial power. Over the years, the city of La Paz became an important political, administrative and economic-financial center of Latin America. And it is responsible for generating 27% of the Gross Domestic Product of the country, besides being the central headquarters of the majority of Bolivian banks, companies and industries.

La Paz has a nominal GDP of 6543 million dollars, a GNP per capita Nominal of 3506 and a PPP GDP per capita of $ 7471. La Paz also stands out as an important cultural center in Latin America due to its cultural diversity. It houses monuments and important sites, such as the Basilica of San Francisco, the Metropolitan Cathedral, Plaza Murillo and Calle Jaén. The city is also known for its unique markets, particularly the Mercado de las Brujas and its vibrant nightlife, and its rugged topography offers unique views of the city and the Cordillera Real from several natural viewpoints. La Paz also hosts the world's highest and most extensive cable transportation system, and since 2012, the city has been included in the Global Cities index, considered a global "Gamma" city by GaWC. December 2014, La Paz is considered one of the seven new wonders of the world.

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