This little museum is hidden away up an alley off Calle Linares aka ‘Gringo Street’ due to all the travel agencies and clothing or crafts shops. 
Whilst tiny in size it is bursting with information about the little green leaf that has been held sacred in the Andes for centuries. The displays themselve look a little worn and the whole setup can seem a little amateur, but if your patient enough to follow the self guided tour whilst reading the provided infomation in your own language (available in many languages) you will no doubt learn plenty of facts you didnt know about the coca plant.

Just a few blocks away from San Pedro plaza, Namas Té is hip and arty veggie café that is highly recommended. If you decide to visit at lunch time and are planning to have the set lunch then you should definitely book ahead as it always sells out quickly.

The menu (in Spanish and English), whilst not huge, offers a mixed variety of dishes from classic staples such as veggie burger to pad tai noodles including plenty of vegan options that’s are clearly marked as such.

The atmosphere of Namas Té is bright and welcoming with helpful friendly staff making it a nice place to hang out (free wifi available) for a few hours.

They are also open for serving breakfasts and from Thursday to Saturday open for a couple of hours in the evenings.

If in La Paz, veggie or not, this place is well worth a visit.

Opening Times - Mon to Sat 8am to 4pm     and  Thu to Sat 8pm to 10pm

Address - Calle Zolilo Flores 1334 one the corner of Almirante Grau, Tel 2481401

Web Site - www.namastebolivia.com (show a directions map and also has the menu online)

Located in one of the growing areas for restaurants in San Miguel , Zona Sur, La Paz, FRIJOLEROS 99% Mexicano has been a popular choice since opening in early 2009. With its clean , sleek decor and open relaxing feel it is equally suited for relaxing evening of sipping margaritas as it is for a quiet meal for two.  The service is friendly and efficient and the menu varied enough for everyone’s tastes. Although the prices are above average for a La Paz restaurant so is the standard so it overall it seems fairly priced.

Shangra La is  Japonese style restaurant in the mega center in la Paz. Aiming at more upscale customer than the food court below and also providing the food service to the VIP cinema service.Read our review for more details on the food

Driving in La Paz is not for the faint hearted. If there are traffic rules then seemingly nobody knows what they are. If a car leaves a couple of inches between itself and another then most likely a bus of taxi will try to enter that space. If they do actually use their indicator lights at all it will most likely be after they have already maneuvered. Amongst this chaos wonders the pedestrian and many from La Paz seem to have developed a suicidal bravery for crossing the roads, walking out in front of mini buses in the hope the drivers highly tuned reactions will serve him well to avoid hitting them. As some drivers are often not so highly tuned or some pedestrians a little too over confident this results in many accidents.

Up until recent years La Paz, a city of nearly 1 million inhabitants, had a handful of small cinemas but nothing as modern as it deserved. Santa Cruz and Cochabamba both could boast quality multi screen complexes for some time and it seemed strange that the de facto capital had nothing of comparison.

This all changed with the opening of the Mega Center in a neighborhood of Zona Sur called Irpavi.A huge building with 18 screens, a bowling alley, food court, shopping area, indoor football pitch, restaurants, banks and a hypermarket - La Paz now has the best complex in all of Bolivia

The Mega Center is owned by the same "Cinecenter" company that has locations in Santa Cruz and Cochabamba and shows the latest movies , often in English with subtitles or dubbed in Spanish, including 3D movies. Prices range from 25bs to 45 bs depending on the day / time and type of movie (3D  or normal). There is also a special VIP cinema with luxury seating and food/drinks service available.

Alasitas, athough celebrated in many places in Bolivia it is certainly best witnessed in La Paz. It is the first major festival of the year in Bolivia (there always seems to be some festival or other) and is probably the quaintest of them all. It is a festival/fair in celebration of Ekeko the god of abundance who is often represented as a Super Mario look alike that seems like he has just looted Walmart. Makeshift stalls selling miniturised versions of just about anything you can imagine spring up all over the city on January 24th and from around midday the buying begins.

La Paz is the de facto capital of Bolivia, being the center of administrative activity. The city is host to about a million people according to the 2001 census.

La Paz has also been a hub of sports activity over the years. Various sports clubs are actively involved in promotion of their favorite pastime. But like all Bolivians, it is football which really fires the imagination of the population.

La Paz is host to a number of club sides, some of which have been at the top of the Bolivian pyramid for a long time.La Paz also has its own regional league below the top tier from which sides can gain promotion to play against the top dogs if they can come through against the teams from the other 9 departments (into which Bolivian teams are tradiionally separated into) in the annual Copa Simon Bolivar, named after the founder of the modern nation. The regional league is further subdivided into 2nd, 3rd and 4th levels, providing a good depth to the whole structure.