Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Museo de la Revolución Nacional
(Museum of the National Revolution; Plaza Villarroel, Casco Viejo; admission B$2;
9:30am-12:30pm & 3-7pm Tue-Fri, 10am-noon Sat & Sun)
The first question to ask when
approaching this museum is 'Which Revolution?' (Bolivia has had more than 100 of
them). The answer is that of April 1952, the popular revolt of armed miners that resulted
in the nationalization of Bolivian mining interests. It displays photos and paintings from
the era. Located at the end of Av Busch.
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PARK
Parque Raúl Salmón de la Barra
(off Bolívar, Miraflores; daylight)
La Paz' city park has interesting skyways and the
Mirador Laikakota
(Av del Ejército; admission US$0.15;
9am-5:30pm)
. Traveling
circuses will often set up here, too.
Pipiripi
(Av del Ejército, Miraflores; admission B$3; 10am-6:30pm Sat, Sun & holidays;
)
La Paz' children's museum has interactive exhibits and plenty of stickiness and stinky
sock smells over six rambling levels. The views are awesome, and exhibits include a word
forest (English words count), a poet's corner, textile and market areas, and a giant scrabble
game. To get here take the gondola from the Mirador Laikakota.
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Museo de Textiles Andinos Bolivianos
(Plaza Benito Juárez 488, Miraflores; admission B$15; 9:30am-noon & 3-6pm Mon-
Sat, 10:30am-noon Sun)
Fans of Bolivia's lovely traditional weaving consider this small
textile museum a must-see. Examples of the country's finest traditional textiles (including
pieces from the Cordillera Apolobamba, and the Jal'qa and Candelaria regions of the Cen-
tral Highlands) are grouped by region and described in Spanish. To get there, walk 20
minutes northeast from the Prado or catch
micros
(small buses or minibuses)
131
or
135
,
or minibuses marked 'Av Busch.'
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Templete Semisubterráneo & Museo al Aire Libre
