Bolivia Guide
La Paz
Plaza San Francisco
Though the frenetic traffic running alongside detracts from its charm, the Plaza San Francisco is the focal point for the city's Aymara population and one of the liveliest plazas in La Paz, busy with people enjoying snacks and juices or crowding around the many comedians, storytellers, magicians and sellers of miracle cures who come here to ply their trade. It's also the usual focus of the city's frequent political protests, and if you're in La Paz for more than a few days you're likely to witness a march by striking teachers, unemployed miners, indebted small traders or whichever social or political group has taken to the streets that week.