Cristóbal Colón
Cristóbal Colón is a memorial in La Paz, Altiplano. Cristóbal Colón is situated nearby to the museum museo de arte contemporaneo plaza, as well as near the government office Dirección General de Empleo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basílica María Auxiliadora and Plaza del Estudiante, La Paz.
Basílica María Auxiliadora
Church
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Basílica María Auxiliadora is a church, which is situated 140 metres southeast of Cristóbal Colón.
Plaza del Estudiante, La Paz
Square
Photo: Björn Eriksson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plaza del Estudiante, La Paz is a square, which is situated 220 metres southeast of Cristóbal Colón.
Casa Grande del Pueblo
Public building
Photo: Caleidoscopic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Casa Grande del Pueblo is the Bolivian presidential residence that replaced the Palacio Quemado in 2018. It is a 30 story tower. Inaugurated on 9 August 2018 during the presidency of Evo Morales as the official residence of the President of Bolivia, the interim government of Jeanine Áñez reverted to occupying the Palacio Quemado from 2019 to 2020. Casa Grande del Pueblo is situated 680 metres north of Cristóbal Colón.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Paz and Calacoto.
La Paz
La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, while Sucre is the constitutional capital and the seat of the Supreme Court.
Calacoto
Suburb
Calacoto or Qalaqutu is a neighborhood in La Paz Municipality, Bolivia. It is located in the southern part of the city and is considered one of the largest residential zones due to the cost of the houses and the services available. Calacoto is situated 7 km southeast of Cristóbal Colón.
Achocalla Municipality
Town
Photo: Meister, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Achocalla Municipality is the third municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Achocalla or Achuqalla in the native language. Achocalla Municipality is situated 8 km southwest of Cristóbal Colón.
Cristóbal Colón
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Navigare necesse est, vivere non necesse”
- Category: historic site
- Location: La Paz, Altiplano, Bolivia, South America
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Latitude
-16.50246° or 16° 30′ 9″ southLongitude
-68.13217° or 68° 7′ 56″ westOpen location code
57MHFVX9+24OpenStreetMap ID
node 4839428682OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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