The La Paz City Guides answer the questions every trip to this canyon city raises: how to cope with 3,600 metres on your first day, where to find salteñas before they sell out, which cable car line works as a sightseeing tour, how to pick a careful Death Road company and where Sopocachi goes for a drink after dark. Each guide is a short, honest list that tells you why a place deserves its spot, what to order or see and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser as soon as you have paid.
About the La Paz City Guides
- 97 places
- 5 guides
- 7 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The five La Paz guides
Food guide
18 places
Mid-morning salteñas and market stalls, classic paceño dining rooms and cheap set lunches, the chefs behind new Bolivian cooking, then coffee, cake and chocolate.
Things to do guide
20 places
Museums around Plaza Murillo and Calle Jaén, cable car rides up to El Alto, cholitas wrestling, the Witches’ Market and trips to Tiwanaku, Titicaca, the Death Road and Uyuni.
Nightlife guide
18 places
Sunset from the cable cars, Bolivian tasting menus and singani cocktails, Sopocachi bars and craft beer, jazz, folk shows and Afro-Bolivian saya.
Day trips guide
20 places
Viewpoints on the edge of the city, 5,000-metre peaks and Tiwanaku on the Altiplano, Lake Titicaca and Copacabana, the Yungas and an overnight run to the Salar de Uyuni.
Budget guide
21 places
The old centre on foot, museums for a few bolivianos, cable car rides and free viewpoints, market lunches for under €5 and cheap trips just outside the city.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Club de Ejecutivos
22nd floor, Edificio Herrmann, on the Prado
Take the lift to an office canteen 22 floors above the Prado, where about 25 Bs buys soup and a main of your choice. Ask for a window table: the view runs all the way down the valley to Illimani. From the food guide.
Cholitas Wrestling
Multifuncional de la Ceja, El Alto
Women in pollera skirts and bowler hats take on the men in El Alto’s lucha libre ring. Treat it as two hours of loud, comic theatre rather than sport; around 80 to 100 Bs at the door gets you in with a snack and a souvenir. From the things to do guide.
North Yungas Road
La Cumbre to Yolosa, start 1 hour from La Paz
The old Death Road falls over 60 km from 4,700 metres at La Cumbre to around 1,200 metres in the jungle, a gravel ledge cut into the cliffs. Ride it by mountain bike with a careful operator; tours include lunch, a shirt and the trip back. From the mountains and day trips guide.
Plan your days in La Paz
Day one: keep it gentle while your body gets used to the altitude. See the national art museum on Plaza Murillo and the small museums on Calle Jaén in the morning, browse the Witches’ Market, eat the set lunch with the regulars at Club de La Paz and finish with a quiet drink at Sol y Luna. Day two: ride the Red line up to El Alto (on a Thursday or Sunday for the 16 de Julio market), follow the rim on the Silver line, drop back to Sopocachi on the Yellow line, watch the evening light on Illimani from Montículo and then try the bars of Sopocachi. For a rainy or slow day, pair the masks and textiles of MUSEF with the Coca Museum, then cake at Kuchen Stube or coffee at Cafe Typica, and keep Tiwanaku, Lake Titicaca and the Death Road for day three onwards.
Questions about the La Paz guides
What do the La Paz City Guides include?
Five guides with 97 places: food, things to do, nightlife, mountains and day trips, and budget. Each entry explains why it is worth going, where it is, opening notes and one tip you can use.
How do I get the guides after I pay?
The links appear on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to create.
Can I use the La Paz guides without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working offline after that, with your ticks and notes. Sending a place to maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the La Paz guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Portuguese. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and all five together are €19.99.
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