THE CITY OF LA PAZ IS A MODERN METROPOLIS WITH MODERN SHOPPING FACILITIES AS WELL AS THE USUAL COLOURFUL OPEN- AIR MARKETS.
OPEN-AIR MARKETS ARE FOUND IN ALL OF BOLIVIA'S TOWNS AND VILLAGES. AMONG THE HANDICRAFTS MADE BY THE AYMARA AND QUECHUA INDIANS ARE EMBROIDERED CLOTHING, SILVER JEWELLERY, TIN MASKS, LLAMA AND ALPACA WOOLEN GOODS, WOODCARVINGS.