Achocalla

On April 2, 1582, Ancuancu (in present-day La Paz Department, Bolivia) was struck by an earthquake, that reportedly buried all of the inhabitants except for one chief who reportedly lost the ability to speak. In the place where the village had stood, the Jacha Kalla (Achocalla) valley was formed as a result of the earthquake.

Jach'a Quta (Aymara jach'a big, great, quta lake, "great lake", hispanicized spelling Jacha Kkota) is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, Achocalla Municipality. It is situated south of El Alto and La Paz near Achocalla. Jach'a Quta is situated at a height of about 3,760 metres (12,340 ft), about 0.67 km long and 0.5 km at its widest point.

Achocalla Municipality is the third municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Achocalla or Achuqalla in the native language.

The Art Museum of Antonio Paredes Candia (Museo de Arte Antonio Paredes Candia) is a museum in El Alto, Bolivia. It holds more than 500 works of art, and 11000 books.

Valle de la Luna, also calling Killa Qhichwa (Moon Valley) is situated about 10 kilometers from downtown La Paz, in the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. It consists of an area where erosion has worn away the majority of a mountain, composed primarily of clay rather than rock, leaving tall spires. It is similar to another zone of La Paz that is known as El Valle de las Animas (The Valley of the Souls). It is an important site of the famous holiday, Dias de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).Because the mineral content of the mountains varies greatly between individual mountains, the sides of the mountains are different colors, creating striking optical illusions. A majority of them are a clear beige or light brown color, but some are almost red, with sections of dark violet.

El Alto International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional El Alto) (IATA: LPB, ICAO: SLLP) is an international airport serving La Paz, Bolivia. It is located in the city of El Alto, 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of La Paz. At an elevation of 4,061.5 metres (13,325 ft), it is the highest international airport in the world, the sixth highest commercial airport in the world and the highest commercial airport outside of China.The airport has been in service since the first half of the 20th century, but was modernized in the late 1960s, when its runway was lengthened and a new passenger terminal with modern facilities was built. The new airport was inaugurated in 1965. El Alto airport was a primary hub for the former Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, Bolivia's flag carrier which ceased operations in 2007 and is a hub for Línea Aérea Amaszonas. It serves also as a focus city for Boliviana de Aviación which is a state-owned airline.

Estadio Libertador Simón Bolívar is a multi-use stadium in the Tembladerani neighborhood of the city of La Paz, Bolivia. It is most often used for football matches, on club level by Club Bolívar. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people. The stadium was founded on the 9th of February 1968, and has been used for FIFA World Cup games.

The Choqueyapu River, sometimes called the La Paz River, is a river in the La Paz Department of Bolivia. It belongs to the drainage basin of the Amazon. The river originates in a spring called Achachi Qala (Aymara: achachi border stone, old, grandfather, qala stone) in the Cordillera Real near the mountain Chacaltaya at a height of 5,395 m. It crosses the city La Paz from north to south. South of Illimani and north of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range it turns to the east; at this point it is better known as the La Paz River. The confluence with Cotacajes River is the beginning of the Beni River, also known as Alto Beni ("high Beni") in this region. The river is known to be contaminated with sewage, with enteropathogenic bacteria which is believed to contribute to the high incidence of diarrheal disease in the city of La Paz.Tributaries include the Amutara River.

Peasant Research and Promotion Center (Spanish: Centro de Investigación y Promoción del Campesinado; CIPCA) was founded in Bolivia by three Jesuits in 1970 to seek the most effective ways for farmers to pursue structural development and to integrate into the social fabric in the country.

El Alto (Spanish for "The Heights") is the second-largest city in Bolivia, located adjacent to La Paz in Pedro Domingo Murillo Province on the Altiplano highlands. El Alto is today one of Bolivia's fastest-growing urban centers, with an estimated population of 943,558 in 2020. It is also the highest major city in the world, with an average elevation of 4,000 m (13,123 ft).The El Alto–La Paz metropolitan area, formed by La Paz, El Alto, Achocalla, Viacha, and Mecapaca, constitutes the most populous urban area of Bolivia, with a population of about 2.2 million.

Universidad Nuestra Señora de La Paz (UNSLP) (English: Our Lady of La Paz University), founded on April 24, 1992, is a private nonprofit university located in La Paz, Bolivia. It is one of the oldest private universities in Bolivia. It is composed of six academic faculties: Architecture and construction Administrative and economic sciences Political and social sciences Engineering Medicine Dentistry It also has master's programs in business administration and journalism. As of July 30, 2023, there are more than 3,200 students enrolled in classes, with more than 230 teachers and professors as well as at least 50 additional administrative staff.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Alto (Latin: Dioecesis Altanus) is a diocese located in the city of El Alto in the Ecclesiastical province of La Paz in Bolivia.