At present the city of La Paz has two million inhabitants. It was established in the middle of 16th century at a place of a former Indian settlement. The location of the city at the foot of the Illimani volcanic massif allowed the creation of a specific architectonic setting - buildings are situated in a way that one storey is on top of the other, from a distance it gives the impression of mosaic. The height altitude in the area of La Paz oscillates between 500m.