Capilla de Velas
Capilla de Velas is a church in La Paz, Altiplano which is located on Calle Murillo. Capilla de Velas is situated nearby to the arts center Mujeres Artesanas, as well as near the place of worship Pastoral Social.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Address: Calle Murillo, Copacabana
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana and Pachat’aqa.
Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana is a 17th-century Marian shrine that houses the image of Our Lady of the Candles of Copacabana]. It is located in the town of Copacabana, Bolivia on the shores of Lake Titicaca.
Pachat’aqa
Pachataka, commonly known as the Inca Gallows, is an archaeological site in Bolivia, located near Lake Titicaca in the municipality of Copacabana, Manco Kapac Province, within the La Paz Department. Pachat’aqa is situated 540 metres south of Capilla de Velas.Copacabana Airport
Aerodrome
Copacabana Airport is an extremely high elevation airport serving Copacabana, a town on Lake Titicaca in the La Paz Department of Bolivia. Town and airport are on a peninsula connected to Peru, with no land connection with Bolivia. Copacabana Airport is situated 3 km southwest of Capilla de Velas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Copacabana and Khasani.
Copacabana
Khasani
Hamlet
Khasani is a location in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Khasani is situated 7 km south of Capilla de Velas.
Zampaya
Village
Zampaya is a small location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia situated in the Copacabana Municipality, the first municipal section of the Manco Kapac Province. It is the seat of the Zampaya Canton. Zampaya is situated 7 km north of Capilla de Velas.
Capilla de Velas
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: La Paz, Altiplano, Bolivia, South America
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Latitude
-16.16658° or 16° 9′ 60″ southLongitude
-69.08478° or 69° 5′ 5″ westOpen location code
57MGRWM8+93OpenStreetMap ID
node 4618547192OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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