St Callixtus College
St Callixtus College, is a private Catholic primary and secondary school, located in La Paz, Bolivia. The school was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1882, at the instigation of Monsignor Calixto Clavijo, and in his honour named for the third century martyr Pope Callixtus I.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: School
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: private primary and secondary school in La Paz, Bolivia
- Also known as: “Colegio San Calixto, La Paz”, “St Callixtus College, La Paz”, and “Unidad Educativa Colegio San Calixto”
- Address: Avenida Sucre, La Paz
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Casa Grande del Pueblo and Plaza Murillo.
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 420 metres south of St Callixtus College.
Plaza Murillo
Square
Palacio Quemado
Government office
Photo: Rodrigo Achá, CC BY 2.0.
The Bolivian Palace of Government, better known as Palacio Quemado, was the official residence of the President of Bolivia from 1853 to 2018 and again briefly from 2019 to 2020. Palacio Quemado is situated 390 metres south of St Callixtus College.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Paz and Calacoto.
La Paz
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 St Callixtus College.
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 9 km southwest of St Callixtus College.
St Callixtus College
- Categories: cultural property and education
- Location: La Paz, Altiplano, Bolivia, South America
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Latitude
-16.49293° or 16° 29′ 35″ southLongitude
-68.13488° or 68° 8′ 6″ westOpen location code
57MHGV48+R2OpenStreetMap ID
way 136961557OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q24895689
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“St Callixtus College” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Colegio San Calixto, La Paz”
- Spanish: “Colegio San Calixto”
- Spanish: “Complejo San Calixto”
- Spanish: “Sanca”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Templo de San Calixto and FEPPA San Calixto.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “St Callixtus College”. Photo: Alhen, CC BY-SA 4.0.