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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
La Paz is about 12,000 feet above sea level. It stands near lake Titicaca, in the Andes Mountains of western Bolivia. Snow-capped peaks tower high above the city.
More than half a million people live in La Paz. Many work for the government or in factories making products such as flour, beer or leather.
Spanish colonists founded La Paz in 1548. (Paz mean "Peace.") The town of Sucre is Bolivia's official capital, but La Paz is the center of government. Its population is just over half a million.
More than half a million people live in La Paz. Many work for the government or in factories making products such as flour, beer or leather.
Spanish colonists founded La Paz in 1548. (Paz mean "Peace.") The town of Sucre is Bolivia's official capital, but La Paz is the center of government. Its population is just over half a million.
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