This is possibly one of the most amazing things I have ever experienced. Central La Paz lies in a valley, or chasm (make no mistake, this "valley" is still at an altitude of 3,500m), surrounded by a high plateau.

Get a cab way before dawn and ask to be dropped off at a panoramic point somewhere halfway up the mountain: the views at sunrise are breathtaking, and due to La Paz's unique geographical location this experience will probably stay with you for a long time.

Obviously you should not do this alone or take valuables.

Ask a cab driver, preferably one that has been recommended by your hotel or hostel, to drop you off at a panorama point that he knows and recommends. This should be about halfway up the mountain, between central La Paz and the city of El Alto at the top

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The new city (by which I mean the part that lies outside the old city centre with its cobbled streets, sightseeing and restaurants) has many art nouveau buildings, as well as lots of good value bars and restaurants not always mentioned in the guides. Together with the occasional example of socialist architecture and some beautiful orthodox churches, the new Riga is just as interesting as Riga Veca.

The streets surrounding Old Riga to the north-east, east and south-east. You could, for example, head out of the city centre via the Freedom Monument on Brivibas Iela and then turn into Blaumana or Dzinarvu

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