Monday, August 8, 2011

La Paz , Bolivia



It is the capital of the world's highest, rising to 3632 meters above sea level Illimani mountain overlooking the city and includes a large number of sites is exceptional. The presidential palace in the city, as they "burn the castle" because of several fires that have occurred in recent centuries. The cathedral is located in the Plaza Murillo in La Paz, is located near the presidential palace, was built in 1835 in the pattern of a complex and impressive. If you are interested in paintings and religious symbolism, there are a variety of churches throughout the city, and their own photos, monuments and statues of important religious events distributed.

The Casa de Pedro Domingo Murillo once at the home of Pedro Domingo Murillo, martyr of the movement is independent of 1809. This house has a group of textile, furniture and art from the colonial period. If you want this house, you know the history of Bolivia, and visit one of the many museums in the city, where you can learn more about the past, instability in the country, and indigenous peoples and prehistoric time in Bolivia. If you are not always enough, and La Paz are also many art galleries and the famous witches market.

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