La Paz, Bolivia: Unveiling the Mystique of the World's Highest Capital | Indian Travel Couple
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- La Paz was our first destination in Bolivia and it raised our interest to explore the rest of the country.
In this video, we explore La Paz, the administrative capital of Bolivia. The city, at more than ~3,600m/ 12,000 feet altitude, situated in the Altiplano region of Bolivia, is a cultural melting pot.
As we navigate the markets and streets of La Paz Centro, we learn about the mix of indigenous and Spanish culture and the interesting rituals. The Witches' Market and the Churches indicate the co-existence of cultural unity over centuries.
The colorful streets of Centro, Linares Street also known as Umbrella Street, the historically important Jaen Street with the nicely-preserved colonial architecture and museums, the local market, street food, and meals at Mercado Lanza allowed us to experience La Paz culture, history and food.
We explored the Cable Cars or the Teleferico, the aerial public transport system that takes you to the faraway corners of La Paz and El Alto with amazing views of the city below and the snow-capped mountains surrounding the city.
We got an aerial view of the largest market in Bolivia, Mercado 16 de Julio, and various "cholets" in El Alto. We explored El Alto on foot as well, seeing the "cholets" with their interesting designs that stand out among the red-brick houses.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:27 Short Introduction of Bolivia & La Paz
02:40 The Indigenous People of Bolivia: Past & Present
05:06 Witches' Market or El Mercado de las Brujas
06:05 The Local Market of La Paz Centro
06:42 Exploring the Streets of Centro
08:17 Street Food of La Paz
10:06 Teleferico - Cable Car Transport
14:16 Cholets of El Alto
15:20 Valley of the Moon or Valle de la Luna
19:13 Jaen Street
La Paz Travel Vlog
Bolivia Travel Vlog
Bolivia Travel Itinerary
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Namaskaram 🙏🏼 I am a Bolivian, family roots in Sucre, but grown up in Chukiawu Marka ( the traditional Name of La Paz). I have been to Bharat last year, and I felt soooo home. Our cultures are so similar. I would love to explain to you all the things and traditions of my city and my country. Pachamama is not only Mothe Earth, she is the Devi herself. Pacha meaning Universe, Time and Space at the same time, like the attributes of the Devi Vishveshvari, Kaalaruupini in the Devi Stuti... We see the Moon as our Mother and call her Mama Killa in Quechua, or Phaxsi Mama in Aymara. Our Father is Tata Inti, meaning Father Sun, and the Mountains are our Devas, we call them Apus or Achachilas. In a certain way for those who grew up in a place, the Mountain of that place becomes kind of a Kula Devata for the person. In Bharat you have puujas , in Bolvia we have ch'allas. When I was in the Naga Temple of Isha in Chikaballapur, Karnataka. While I was making the parikrama I saw the sacred Chakana Symbol of the Andes there on the sides of the murti of the Naga, I was moved to tears.... In Andean culture the Snake is also sacred and known as Amaru in Quechua or Katari in Aymara. There is so much to tell, but this space is too short.... Have a nice and safe journey, if you pass any Hill don't forget to make an offering 😉🙏🏼
Muchas Gracias por su comentario! Muy interesante! It is wonderful that you have traveled to our country and as far as Chikkaballapur.
You have brought up very interesting points by drawing a parallel between 2 cultures that are so geographically apart, yet we have so much in common. Yes, we have noticed during our travels in Latin America, from the Aztecs and the Mayans in Mexico/Guatemala to the Incas and Aymara in Bolivia/Peru, how different elements of nature are important aspects of our spiritual life, similar to our Indian culture. You have shared some good examples that encourage us to farther explore your beautiful culture and country.
We have traveled to Isla del Sol and Sucre also which we will share in our next series of Bolivia videos.
@@ParadiseCatchers I worked a time at the Isla del Sol, those years when there was no electricity and it was not so crowded. I will be waiting for your videos. At the moment I am in Kathmandu, Nepal. I feel like I am in La Paz, it sometimes is confusing 🤣In April/May I am going to be in Bharat again, and then return to Germany where I currently live. Should you happen to be in Germany, let me know so maybe we can meet. Blessing to you and have a nice trip...
Haha yes La Paz has similarities to certain regions of that part of the world. In fact, we found the altitude, barren topography and views similar to the towns like Leh, Kargil in the Ladakh/ Zanskar region of India. Yes, we will keep in our mind your invitation :-)
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Lindas fotos de ustedes se ve que les gustó La Paz realmente es hermosa Bolivia diversa y multicultural
¡Sí, nos gustó La Paz y Bolivia! Tiene naturaleza diversa, cultura y gente agradable.
well welcome my beautiful country
Gracias 😊🙏🏽 Yes, your country is beautiful👌🏽
THANKYOU, gracias por venir y les deseo felicidad en sus viajes
Muchisima gracias por tus deseos!
Magnífico, excelente vídeo.... debo ir a conocerlo...👍
Muchas gracias por ver!
Your presentation was wonderful. Ive viewed your earlier videos too and I loved them. You are bringing a whole new world to us. I will eagerly wait for your upcoming videos. All the best to both of you. Incidentally I and Mr. Vivekananda Kanjilal were colleagues. 😊
Hi! Thank you so much for the kind words. This comment means a lot to us and will inspire us to bring more such stories to you all from Latin America. - Regards 😊🙏🏽
Brsutiful La Paz, nice video❤
Thank you for watching !
Thanks for presenting such an informative vdo.
Thank you for watching :-)
Lovely to see you guys.
Hey, thank you! :-)
Gracias por visitar Bolivia 🥰 sean siempre bienvenidos
Muchas gracias! We loved Bolivia.
@@ParadiseCatchers la paz is also beautiful but is not the capital of bolivia. the capital of bolivia is sucre. the highest capital is Quito Ecuador .
Yes La Paz is beautiful and as we said in the video, it is the administrative capital, and explained why it is widely regarded so.
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Excellennt❤
Thank you :-)
Bolivia el país que tiene dos capitales 🇧🇴
¡Sí! Sabemos. Eso es muy interesante. También hemos visitado Sucre. Compartiremos en nuestros próximos videos de Bolivia.
@@ParadiseCatchers sucre is the capital of bolivia. The highest capital is located in Quito Ecuador. since Quito is 2850 meters above sea level. and Quito is the Capital of Ecuador. La paz is higher but it's not the capital of bolivia is sucre.
Yes, Sucre is the constitutional capital and La Paz is the administrative capital. You will notice that when watch the full video.