El Prado (Avenida 16 de Julio)
Paseo El Prado
La Paz's main boulevard, with tree-lined walkways, statues and colonial and modern buildings side by side; Sunday mornings bring citizens' activities.
Paseo El Prado, officially named 16 de Julio Avenue, runs southeast from the San Francisco Church area to Plaza de los Estudiantes. It is La Paz's most bustling central avenue, with a median walkway lined with flower beds, statues and benches, and banks, hotels, old theatres and modern buildings on either side. On Sunday mornings, some sections are closed to traffic so citizens can stroll and cycle, and festival parades are also held here. Walking along the avenue to Plaza de los Estudiantes takes about 20 minutes, making it a good route linking the old town with the southern new districts.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
- Plaza Murillo
- National Museum of Art
- Mercado Rodríguez
- Coca Museum
- Basilica of San Francisco
- Calle Sagárnaga
- National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF)