El Alto
Bolivia · La Paz Department
El Alto is the second-largest city in Bolivia, located adjacent to La Paz in Pedro Domingo Murillo Province on the Altiplano highlands. El Alto is today one of Bolivia's fastest-growing urban centers, with an estimated population of 943,558 in 2020. It is also the highest major city in the world, with an average elevation of 4,000 m (13,123 ft).
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Things to do in El Alto
- Chacaltaya + Moon Valley · 8 h · from $40 · 4.9/5 (8 reviews)
- Private Transfer La Paz Airport LPB to La Paz City By Van or Suv · from $37.69
- Private Arrival La Paz Airport LPB to La Paz City by Sedan or SUV · from $39.72
- SALAR DE UYUNI - Puma Punku (Tiwanaku ) - Lago Titikaka · 48 h · from $335
- ¿Are you looking for Private, Safe, Driver in English in La Paz, Bolivia? · 1 h · from $120 · 4.7/5 (6 reviews)
- Road to Uyuni 5D - 4N · 120 h · from $1,220 · 5.0/5 (1 reviews)
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC-4 · 2 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- La Paz Department
- On the map
- 16.49° S, 68.19° W
Near El Alto
- La Paz · 8 km away
- Copacabana · 102 km away
- Puno · 208 km away
- Cochabamba · 238 km away
- Rurrenabaque · 239 km away
- Arica · 315 km away
More of Bolivia
Andean highlands, Amazon lowlands, and the otherworldly Salar de Uyuni salt flats — Bolivia is South America at its most uncompromising.
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Where to stay
Hostal Iskanwaya
10/10 · 12 reviews
Kawsay Apart
9.9/10 · 119 reviews
Mono ambiente, centro de La Paz.
9.9/10 · 12 reviews
Hostal Bivouac
9.7/10 · 82 reviews
Villa Florita
9.5/10 · 60 reviews
Illampu Art Boutique Hotel
9.4/10 · 503 reviews
Raven La Paz
9.4/10 · 191 reviews
Anami Hotel Boutique
9.1/10 · 443 reviews
Stannum Boutique Hotel & Spa
9.1/10 · 345 reviews
Andean Homes
9.1/10 · 77 reviews