In which quarter house in La Paz?

Going to La Paz, the world's highest capital? This is in which area to stay in La Paz, Bolivia!

Third most populous city Bolivia and government headquarters, La Paz is known all over the world to be the world's highest capital, at an altitude of 3,600 metres. La Paz and its neighbouring towns – El Alto and Viacha – form the largest conurbation in the country, with a population of 2.7 million.

Renowned for its unique markets and for its very vibrant nightlife, La Paz is surrounded by the high mountains of the Altiplano – with the Nevada Illimani as a background canvas, culminating at 6,000 meters altitude -, and close to the famous Lake Titicaca the largest lake in Latin America. Finding accommodation in La Paz will be cheap, with Bolivia being one of the cheapest countries in the South American continent.

Are you looking for a hotel in a neighborhood where to sleep in La Paz? Do you hesitate about your research? Here is our presentation of the areas where to stay in La Paz!

Casco Urbano Central

The Casco Urbano Central is in fact the historic center of La Paz – El Centro - , located around the Place Murillo. This square is emblematic of the city -known to accommodate thousands of pigeons at the foot of Notre-Dame Basilica Cathedral, the Catedral Basilica Nuestra Señora de La Paz . Incontournable tourists, Place Murillo and the historic centre of La Paz are also part of the crossing points of the guided tours : most often accompanied by a local, visitors like to discover them, before diving into the arteries of the old town.

Street Potosi is one of the shopping arteries of the neighborhood, there are countless shops where to shop, countless cheap hotels and hostels where to sleep in La Paz, restaurants, travel agencies, etc. Going up the streets with lace knots and labyrinths, don’t miss the National Art Museum, the Museum Costumbrista , the ethnographic museum and the museum of musical instruments to reach the Calle Jaén, a vestige of the Spanish colonial district. The paved alley is colourful, typical of Latin America, and has its singular charm.

To the south of the center is the gigantic Parque Urbano Central : stretched like a long band from north to south, it allows to rally the chic district of Sopocachi while strolling in a lung of greenery and tranquility.

Sopocachi

Want to stay in La Paz in a comfortable or even very chic area? Sopocachi is the busy neighborhood of the Bolivian capital. The streets are gridded as in a city of Spain or United States , and the neighborhood is much quieter than the city centre: it is the business district, so rather active in the day and quiet in the evening and during the weekends. Here again, an incommensurable amount of restaurants, bars and small taverns allow you to eat for cheap and drink a drink in the middle of a rather trendy crowd. A relaxed and bohemian atmosphere reigns in master over the neighborhood, an ideal, young and tourist area where to stay in La Paz.

San Pedro

Located between El Centro and Sopocachi, it is not the safest neighborhood to sleep in La Paz but it is a middle class area, ideal for enjoying the tourist attractions of the centre and for going to party in Sopocachi, being far from mass tourism. Here is the famous Plaza Sucre , many shops, bars and restaurants.

Zona Sur

Travelers small budget, fuyez : Zona Sur is the easy and rich neighborhood of La Paz. Located far from the city centre to the south, it is a huge neighbourhood of the Bolivian elite and a third of the La Paz population. There are few tourist attractions but everything you need to live a comfortable life, in bourgeois, calm and clean residences. This area where to stay in La Paz also has many discotheques, restaurants and high-end bars.