Metroji clue #132

La Paz in five emoji

Bolivia

The highest seat of government in the world, in a bowl with El Alto on the rim above it. Sucre is still technically the capital, which almost nobody outside Bolivia knows.

What each emoji refers to

The city runs from about 3,200 to over 4,000 metres depending on the neighbourhood, and Illimani stands behind it.
The cable car network is public transport rather than a tourist ride, and it is the largest urban system of its kind.
El Alto grew from a suburb into a city larger than La Paz itself, almost entirely by migration from the countryside.
Dried llama foetuses are sold at the Witches' Market to be buried under new buildings for luck.
Freddy Mamani's cholets are painted Andean mansions in El Alto, with a ballroom on the upper floors.

La Paz at a glance

Country
Bolivia
Coordinates
16.50Β° S, 68.15Β° W
First played

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from La Paz.

City Distance Direction
CuscoPeru 530 km
LimaPeru 1,080 km
AsunciΓ³nParaguay 1,470 km
ValparaΓ­soChile 1,870 km
SantiagoChile 1,900 km
GuayaquilEcuador 2,040 km

Today's city is a different one

Metroji picks a new city every day at midnight, wherever you are. Everyone gets the same one, so scores are comparable.

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