so i’ve consulted my mom – my official bolivian expert/native… she said the inca trail is very very cold so be prepared – especially if you’re not used to the altitudes. Other places in and around La Paz to visit:

if you ski – Chacaltaya (La Paz) is a famous ski slope to stop at. You can defrost down in the valley’s tropics in Los Yungas, and also eat the most delicious mangos in july. Lake Titicaca, the sanctuary of Copacabana, La Isla del Sol (where they built the Ra 1 and Ra 2 boats), Valle de la Luna, Tiwanaku (also Tiawanaku) are pre Inca ruins. The Tiwanaki museum is in La Paz if you don’t make it out there. Also in La Paz are San Francisco, La Iglesia del Carmen, and there another church a block away where the altars are covered in silver and gold.