La Paz...

La Paz is at a height of around 10,000-12,000 ish feet and it varies depending on where you are in the city. It is built in a valley - towards the top of the valley is the commercial district, center for many government offices, street markets, and lots of kiosks. Generally, as you go down it becomes residential. In the center of the valley you’ll find crowded streets, the equivalent to an extended main street with a few minor thoroughfares running parallel. Along the sides of the valley as you go up from this main avenue, you’ll find hundreds of residences- some new like my apartment building, some from the colonial period( which means a relatively blank exterior but a well-lit patio-in the middle living space), and some that are very modest houses made from a mix of available materials.