La Paz
About La Paz
La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the seat of government of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, it is the third-most populous city in Bolivia. Its metropolitan area, which includes the neighboring city of El Alto, and other smaller towns, is the second most populous urban area in Bolivia, with a population of 2.2 million, after Santa Cruz de la Sierra with a population of 2.3 million. The city is also the capital of the department of the same name.
On the show — 4 mentions total
They weren't allowed to walk freely in the main square of La Paz, which is the capital of Bolivia, or in the wealthy suburbs, in this outfit for many years, and then it's really been brought back on board to the extent that they're officially a part of the city's cultural heritage now.
from 454: No Such Thing As A Midsummer Night's Bream, 2022-11-25 at 00:03:42 · read transcript
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Boy. Oh, that turned horrific very quickly. Another very dangerous prison that is also a kind of open prison is this extraordinary place, San Pedro Prison in Bolivia. It's the largest prison in La Paz and it basically is its own town. and but sort of not deliberately. It's through corruption, really. The inmates all have jobs within the prison walls. The only way in which it's now a prison is that it's surrounded by guards who won't let you out.
No Such Thing As A Bacon Scented Sleep Mask, 2020-11-13 · listen
In the 90s, I don't know if any listeners were backpacking in the 90s, but apparently it was a backpacker hotspot. It was this unwritten rule that if you went to La Paz, the backpacker, you could get let into this prison and hang out in this really quite dangerous environment, just lapping up the local culture. The only reason they cracked down is because they used to offer tours around the prison.
347: No Such Thing As A Bacon Scented Sleep Mask, 2020-11-13 · listen
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