La Paz

American  

[lah pahs, luh pahz] / lɑ ˈpɑs, lə ˈpɑz /

noun

1. a city in and the administrative capital of Bolivia, in the W part; Sucre is the official capital. About 12,000 feet (3,660 meters) above sea level.

2. a city in SE Baja California, in NW Mexico.

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La Paz British  

/ læ ˈpæz, la ˈpaθ /

noun

1. a city in W Bolivia, at an altitude of 3600 m (12 000 ft): seat of government since 1898 (though Sucre is still the official capital); the country's largest city; founded in 1548 by the Spaniards; university (1830). Pop: 1 533 000 (2005 est)

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La Paz

"It's an amazing result that we have a new species for the world, which is the Leopardus tilcayo," said Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz of Universidad Mayor de San Andres in La Paz, Bolivia.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Defense Minister Ernesto Justiniano said "pyrotechnic material" was stored at the base in Viacha, southwest of Bolivia's administrative capital La Paz.

From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026

It was signed in La Paz less than two weeks after the Bolivian president named the country's "drug czar" Ernesto Justiniano as the new defence minister.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

Supplies are running low in La Paz, El Alto, as well as the cities of Cochabamba, Oruro and Potosi.

From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026

Thus, in La Paz, it was known in the early morning through the whole town that Kino was going to sell his pearl that day.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck

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