La Paz

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Names: La Paz
Place Type: political
Description: Administrative capital of Bolivia; besieged by Amerindians in revolt 1781-1782; joined Sucre in revolt against Spanish in 1809, later suppressed; became part of Bolivia in 1825; highest capital in world; chief industrial and distribution center of Bolivia.
Source: Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)

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