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The La Paz Department is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with Peru. It contains the mighty mountain range of Cordillera Real with many popular treks and peaks for climbing. Northeast of the Cordillera Real are the Yungas, the steep eastern slopes of the Andes that make the transition to the Amazon basin. It also contains the city of La Paz, the administrative capital of the country.

[edit] Provinces

There are 20 provinces in La Paz departamento. Abel Iturralde, Aroma, Bautista Saavedra, Caranavi, Eliodoro Camacho, Franz Tamayo, Gualberto Villarroel, Ingavi, Inquisivi, José Manuel Pando, Larecaja, Loayza, Los Andes, Manco Kapac, Muñecas, Nor Yungas, Omasuyos, Pacajes, Pedro Domingo Murillo, and Sud Yungas.

[edit] Cities

• La Paz - the capital city.
• El Alto - Formerly a suburb to La Paz, now a city of its own.
• Coroico - town at the end of the "death road," with nice weather and a resort feel to it.

[edit] Other destinations

• Chacaltaya - The worlds highest ski area and a popular day trip from La Paz.
• Huayna Potosi - "The world's easiest 6000m peak" and a national park close to La Paz.

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[edit] Get in

The region borders both Chile and Peru, to and from which there are international bus services. It's also popular to enter from Cochabamba to the east and Oruro to the south.

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• Go down the The Worlds Most Dangerous Road on a mountain bike is probably the safest way to get to Coroico. Read more in the La Paz section.
• Climb Huayna Potosi. A non-technical 6088M climb with a hard(er) last 120m. Recommended 5 days at altitude prior to climbing.

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