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unusual facts about El Alto


Chacaltaya

Many Bolivians on the Altiplano and in two of Bolivia's main cities — La Paz and El Alto — depend on the partial melting of Andean glaciers for their water supply during the dry season.


Cabo Blanco, Peru

Cabo Blanco is a fishing village in northwestern Peru, 3 km northwest from El Alto, Talara, Piura.

Human trafficking in Bolivia

The government continued to operate four specialized anti-trafficking police units in La Paz, El Alto, Santa Cruz, and Cochabamba, and made preparations to open an additional six units along the frontiers with Brazil, Argentina, and Peru in 2010 with the support of a foreign government.

Once Upon a Time in Bolivia

The film is set against a backdrop of the 2003 Bolivian gas conflict and was shot in the slums of El Alto and on El Altiplano in La Paz, Bolivia on a micro budget, using primarily non-professional actors.


see also

Gesnouinia arborea

In Tenerife found in laurel forest zone of Sierra Anaga, Las Mercedes, Vueltas de Taganana, 600-800 m, Icod el Alto and Barranco del Agua near Los Silos, rare.