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La Paz is the highest administrative capital city on Earth
La Paz in Bolivia sits in a high-altitude canyon at approximately 3,640 metres above sea level.
While Sucre is Bolivia's constitutional capital, La Paz serves as the seat of the national government and executive presidency. The city's extreme elevation causes atmospheric pressure to drop so low that water boils at roughly 88 degrees Celsius. To connect its mountainous neighbourhoods, La Paz operates the world's largest urban cable car network.
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