Editing La Paz (section)

== Transportation ==
[[File:Basílica menor de San Francisco, La Paz 18.jpg|thumb|[[Rush hour]] traffic on Mariscal Santa Cruz Avenue in the city center]]
Automobiles and [[public transportation]] are the main means to get into the city. In March 2012, more than 1.5&nbsp;million vehicles were registered.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.laprensa.com.bo/diario/actualidad/economia/20121003/1176812-vehiculos-circulan-en-bolivia_35034_56039.html |title=Public Transport in La Paz |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=3 October 2012 |publisher=La Prensa |access-date=6 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016065206/http://www.laprensa.com.bo/diario/actualidad/economia/20121003/1176812-vehiculos-circulan-en-bolivia_35034_56039.html |archive-date=16 October 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Heavy traffic is common in the city center and [[Traffic congestion|traffic jams]] occur on peak hours.

=== Highways ===
The La Paz-El Alto Highway is a [[toll road]] that connects the city of La Paz with the neighboring city of [[El Alto]]. It is the city's main highway. It allows easy access to [[El Alto International Airport]]. The highway runs 11,7&nbsp;km and crosses the city of El Alto:
[[File:Autopista La Paz-El Alto.jpg|thumb|The main toll of the La Paz - El Alto highway connects both neighboring cities]]
* [[File:DISCO BOLIVIA RUTA 3.png|20px|left]] Autopista La Paz-El Alto/RN-3 (La Paz-El Alto Highway) – Connects La Paz with El Alto.
* [[File:A-1.svg|25px|left]] Autovía La Paz Oruro/A-1 (La Paz-Oruro Highway) – Connects La Paz with the cities of [[Oruro, Bolivia|Oruro]], [[Patacamaya]] and [[Caracollo]]. It then connects with Ruta Nacional 1/RN-1 (National Highway 1) heading south to the cities of [[Potosí]], [[Camargo, Chuquisaca|Camargo]], [[Tarija]].

The Southern District, one of La Paz's most affluent and commercial neighborhoods, is relatively separated from the rest of the city, including the [[Central Business District|CBD]]. The Avenida Costanera and Avenida Kantutani (Costanera and Kantutani Avenues) connect the southern district with the rest of the metropolitan area.

=== Air ===
[[File:El Alto International Airport, New Terminal.jpeg|thumb|[[El Alto International Airport]]]]
[[El Alto International Airport]] (IATA code: LPB) is La Paz's national and international airport and a principal [[airline hub|hub]] for [[Línea Aérea Amaszonas]] and [[TAM – Transporte Aéreo Militar|Transporte Aéreo Militar]]. It also serves as a focus city for [[Boliviana de Aviación]], Bolivia's [[flag-carrier]] and largest airline. The airport is located in the city of [[El Alto]] and is ({{convert|8|mi|abbr=out|disp=output only}}) south-west of La Paz's city center. At an elevation of {{convert|4061|m|0|abbr=off|sp=us}}, it is the highest international airport and fifth highest commercial airport in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oneyearoff.net/countries-visited/south-america/bolivia/report/article/the-highest-international-airport-in-the-world/ |title=The Highest International Airport In The World |work=Grand Escapades |date=26 October 2007 |access-date=7 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213123938/http://www.oneyearoff.net/countries-visited/south-america/bolivia/report/article/the-highest-international-airport-in-the-world/ |archive-date=13 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> The runway has a length of {{convert|4000|m|mi|1|sp=us}}. It is one of Bolivia's three main international gateways, along with [[Jorge Wilstermann International Airport]] and [[Viru Viru International Airport]].

International carriers serving El Alto International Airport include [[Avianca]] and [[LATAM Airlines]], which offer direct flights from La Paz to cities such as [[Bogotá]], [[Lima]], and [[Santiago]]. However, most international traffic, including flights to [[Europe]], operated out of Viru Viru International Airport in [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]] which is at a much lower altitude and is capable of handling larger aircraft.

Additionally, the airport supplies travelers with [[oxygen]] for those who suffer from [[altitude sickness]].

=== Bus ===
[[File:Terminal de Buses de La Paz.jpg|thumb|The La Paz Bus Station]]
La Paz Bus Station, originally a bus and train station, was built by the French architect [[Gustave Eiffel]]. It is the main gateway for inter-city buses with several daily departures to all the main Bolivian cities, and routes to [[Chile]] and [[Peru]]. The city is connected by road with the city of [[Oruro, Bolivia|Oruro]] from where there are routes to Sucre, [[Potosí]] and the south of the country. Another highway branches off before Oruro to reach [[Cochabamba]] and [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra|Santa Cruz]]. Roads to the west go to [[Copacabana, Bolivia|Copacabana]] and [[Tiwanaku]], near [[Lake Titicaca]], and continue to [[Cuzco]], Peru via the border town of [[Desaguadero (Bolivia)|Desaguadero]]. There are also roads north to get to [[Yungas]] crossing the [[Andes Mountains]].

Departures to smaller cities and towns within the department use informal stations located in Villa Fátima (departures to Los Yungas, [[Department of Beni|Beni]] and [[Department of Pando|Pando]]), Upper San Pedro (for [[Apolo (La Paz)|Apolo]]) and near the General Cemetery (for Copacabana, Lake Titicaca, or via Tiwanaku to Desaguadero on the Peruvian border).

=== Cable car system ===

{{Main|Mi Teleférico}}
[[File:14-Teleférico-La-Paz-nX-2.jpg|thumb|The [[Mi Teleférico]] transit network is the largest aerial cable car urban transit system in the world.]]
A system of urban transit [[Gondola lift|aerial cable cars]] called Mi Teleférico ("My Cable Car") was opened in 2014. Eight lines are in operation, and three more lines are in the planning stage. The initial three lines were built by the [[Austria]]n company [[Doppelmayr Garaventa Group|Doppelmayr]]. The first two lines (Red and Yellow) connected La Paz with [[El Alto]]. All stations have both a [[Spanish language|Spanish]] name and an [[Aymara language|Aymara]] name.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Cable car system La Paz
! Line !! Length !! Travel time !! Stations !! opened
|-
| bgcolor="#FF0000" style="color:white;" | Red Line || 2.4&nbsp;km || 10 min || 3 || May 2014
|-
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" style="color:black;"| Yellow Line || 3.9&nbsp;km || 13.5 min || 4 || September 2014
|-
| bgcolor="#00AA00" style="color:black;"| Green Line || 3.7&nbsp;km || 16.6 min || 4 || December 2014
|-
| bgcolor="#243D98" style="color:white;"| Blue Line || 4.7&nbsp;km || 17 min || 5 || March 2017
|-
| bgcolor="#F79F1C" style="color:black;"| Orange Line || 2.6&nbsp;km || 10 min || 4 || September 2017
|-
| bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="color:black;"| White Line || 2.9&nbsp;km || 13.1 min || 4 || March 2018
|-
| bgcolor="#00AEEE" style="color:black;"| Sky Blue Line || 2.6&nbsp;km || 11.8 min || 4 || July 2018
|-
| bgcolor="#6A3F8E" style="color:white;"| Purple Line || 4.3&nbsp;km || 16.2 min || 3 || September 2018
|}