Not so much in the calm/quiet sense, but as a feeling inside. Everything I experienced from the city streets, to the peoples/travelers attitudes, and even the San Pedro prisoners appeared at ease with themselves and one another.The city offered up its finest attractions for the few days we spent there including a very impressive hostal that acquired its uniqueness from the micro-brewery located on the main floor and bath tub of beer in the sky bar (supposedly good for the skin?). Other interseting attractions included the infamous Routa 36 club- if you´ve been there, you know what I´m talking about, and the San Pedro prison.
The prison is 
a one of a kind place, it acts more as a neighborhood than a correctional institution There are countless women and children scurrying about, stores, pool halls, and fountains giving the place the feel of a normal barrio in any other pat of the city. Adventurous tourists can pay a fairly steep price for a guide and body guard to acompany them inside the guardless prison while explaining the ins and outs of the place. .Quite a unique experience- well worth it in my book.
a one of a kind place, it acts more as a neighborhood than a correctional institution There are countless women and children scurrying about, stores, pool halls, and fountains giving the place the feel of a normal barrio in any other pat of the city. Adventurous tourists can pay a fairly steep price for a guide and body guard to acompany them inside the guardless prison while explaining the ins and outs of the place. .Quite a unique experience- well worth it in my book.Nights out in some of the most attractive clubs, mornings with all you can eat pancakes, and afternoons visiting museums proved a nice break from the desolate and shabby towns of southern Peru. Over all, La Paz gets my vote for favorite capital city in South America so far. The time spent there and it´s memories will continue to entice me into returning someday.
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