municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
(''sección municipal capital'') and one of the five municipalities of the
Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
Pedro Domingo Murillo is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was created on January 8, 1838, with the name Cercado and on October 17, 1912, during the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón, its name was changed in honor of Pedro Domingo ...
The Cordillera Real traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the municipality are listed below:
Places of interest
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo Tourist guide by the government of the department
* Wayna Potosí, a mountain about 15 km north west of La Paz
* Qutapata National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area
* ''Abra de la Cumbre'' at a height of 4,650 m above sea level, the highest point on the route between La Paz and the Yungas
* K'ili K'ili viewpoint which presents a panoramic view of the city of La Paz
* Muela del Diablo ("Devil's Tooth"), a giant rock of about 150 m height that has the shape of a tooth
* Valle de la Luna ("Moon Valley"), south of La Paz city
* La Paz zoo "Vesty Pakos Sofra" with an area of 22.4 ha, the largest zoo in Bolivia, the second largest in South America and the highest in the world.
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Inkachaka Dam
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Inkachaka Dam ( Aymara and Quechua, ''inka'' Inca, ''chaka'' bridge, "Inca bridge") is a dam in Bolivia situated in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality, north east of La Paz.Laram Quta
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Sirk'i Quta
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Sirk'i Quta ( Aymara ''sirk'i'' wart, ''quta'' lake, hispanicized spellings ''Serkhe Khota, Serkhe Kkota'') is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality, south of the Qutapa ...