All over La Paz you can find graffiti, mostly consisting of political slogans or tags, scribbled haphazardly over every available surface. Among and beside these are works of beauty, whimsy, surrealism and child-like humor: in European, indigenous, American and intergalactic styles.
The relatively wealthy neighborhood of Sopocachi is a mix of cultures, diverse cafés and restaurants, and quirky shops. This is the perfect setting for an original mix of fantastically colorful street art, some commissioned, some not.
Most of these works are found on Calle Ecuador and 20 de Octubre. Also, the tunnel connecting Sopocachi and San Pedro is a continuously changing mural that’s worth a look, despite the dust and smog from the zooming cars.
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It was a great joy to see Your wonderful photos.
Thank you! I’m glad you liked them.
Beautiful pictures! Are there any graffiti tours? I know that in Buenos Aires a couple of my friends went on a graffiti street tour that they said was absolutely wonderful and hit on some of the best murals in the city. Then again, you seem to have hit upon some gems without a guide, so maybe that’s just as good!
Thanks! There is in fact a mural tour of La Paz:
http://www.lapazonfoot.com/lapaz/tours.php?zid=1&did=1&id=101&lang=id1
I didn’t know about it until you brought it up, so thanks for that!
Yeah there’s some good street art around. I just hate that there are sooo many ugly tags everywhere too 😦