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Old photos of La Paz

50 photographs of La Paz, from 1970 to 2025 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 50 photographs of La Paz on PlaceWas span 5 decades, from 1970 to 2025. 1 of them were taken before 1980; the other 49 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.10 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.50 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in La Paz through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

Paisaje urbano, La Paz — photos through time
Paisaje urbano 6 photos · 2005–2022
Estación Central La Paz, La Paz — photos through time
Estación Central La Paz 6 photos · 2009–2019
EU: PMa BOL La Paz (2018), La Paz — photos through time
EU: PMa BOL La Paz (2018) 3 photos · 1970–2018
IGLESIA DE LA RECOLETA DIURNA, La Paz — photos through time
IGLESIA DE LA RECOLETA DIURNA 3 photos · 2018–2023
Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles (San Francisco), La Paz — photos through time
Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles (San Francisco) 2 photos · 2012–2025
Calle Sagárnaga, La Paz, La Paz — photos through time
Calle Sagárnaga, La Paz 2 photos · 2018–2022
Casa de la calle Linares, La Paz — photos through time
Casa de la calle Linares 2 photos · 2018
Che monument-El Alto, La Paz — photos through time
Che monument-El Alto 2 photos · 2010–2019
Iglesia de la recoleta 01, La Paz — photos through time
Iglesia de la recoleta 01 2 photos · 2019
La Paz Hills, La Paz — photos through time
La Paz Hills 2 photos · 2012

Stories from La Paz

What contributors wrote about these photographs.

La Paz, Bolivia1, La Paz, 1999
La Paz, Bolivia1 1999 A view of La Paz, Bolivia, photographed in 1999. Sitting in a canyon carved by the Choqueyapu River at over 3,600 meters above sea level, La Paz is one of the highest seats of government of any capital city in the world.
La Paz, Bolivia (2003), La Paz, 2003
La Paz, Bolivia (2003) 2003 Another view of La Paz, Bolivia, this one from 2003. The city spreads across a steep canyon beneath the snow-capped peak of Illimani, with the neighboring city of El Alto rising on the flat plateau above it at an even…
Bolivien - Straßenmarkt in La Paz, La Paz, 2005
Bolivien - Straßenmarkt in La Paz 2005 A street market in La Paz, Bolivia, photographed in 2005. Markets like this are a fixture of daily commerce in the city, which sits in a high Andean canyon at one of the highest altitudes of any capital in the world.
Fachada de la antigua estación de trenes, La Paz, 2011
Fachada de la antigua estación de trenes 2011 The facade of a former railway station in La Paz, Bolivia, photographed in 2011. Bolivia's rail lines, built mainly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, once linked the capital to mining regions and neighboring…
Ex Estación Central de Ferrocarriles, La Paz, 2018
Ex Estación Central de Ferrocarriles 2018 The former Central Railway Station in La Paz, Bolivia, photographed in 2018. The building recalls the era when rail lines connected the Bolivian capital to Peru, Chile, and Argentina before most passenger service…
EU: PMa BOL La Paz (2018), La Paz, 2018
EU: PMa BOL La Paz (2018) 2018 La Paz, Bolivia's seat of government, sits in a canyon carved by the Choqueyapu River at an elevation of roughly 3,600 meters, making it one of the highest capital cities in the world. This photograph from 2018 documents…
Estacion Central de Ferrocarriles de La Paz, La Paz, 2019
Estacion Central de Ferrocarriles de La Paz 2019 La Paz's Central Railway Station once served as a hub for Bolivia's rail network, connecting the capital to other cities and neighboring countries. This photograph, showing the historic station building, was taken in…
Barrio chualluma en La Paz, La Paz, 2025
Barrio chualluma en La Paz 2025 The Chualluma neighborhood in La Paz, Bolivia, photographed in 2025. Built on a steep hillside, the district is known for the brightly painted facades of its houses, part of a mural project intended to revitalize the…
1970s · 1 photo
1990s · 1 photo
2000s · 9 photos
2010s · 32 photos · showing 12, all 32 on the map ↗
2020s · 7 photos