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La Paz cable cars and Witches' Market

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La Paz cable cars and Witches' Market
Photo: Arabsalam, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

La Paz, at about 3,650 m in a canyon, has the world's largest urban cable car network, Mi Teleférico, with views over the city and El Alto. The Witches' Market sells remedies and charms.


Nearby Valle de la Luna has eroded spires. The Death Road is a famous mountain-bike descent.

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