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Nuestra Señora e La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department. As of the 2001 census, the city of La Paz had a population of around one million, and together with the neighboring cities of El Alto and Viacha, make the biggest urban area of Bolivia, with a population of over 1.6 million inhabitants (Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas - Bolivia).

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  • At an elevation of about 12,000 feet, this South American capital is the world's highest
  • Bolivia's largest city, it was founded in 1548 on the site of an Inca village
  • At an altitude of 12,000 feet, this Bolivian city is the highest national capital
  • This city is the home of Bolivian Catholic University
  • The name of this capital city found in the Andes means "the peace"
  • Sucre is Bolivia's judicial capital; this is the administrative capital
  • A Pacino is an Oscar-winning actor; a paceno is a resident of this South American capital
  • This highest capital in the Andes was founded on the site of an earlier settlement in 1548
  • Baja California Sur, the lower state on the Baja Peninsula, has this city for a capital, just like Bolivia

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