Pedro Domingo Murillo Province

Pedro Domingo Murillo is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was created on January 8, 1838, with the name Cercado and on October 17, 1912, during the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón, its name was changed in honor of Pedro Domingo Murillo, protagonist of the revolution of June 16, 1809.
The province contains the Bolivian administrative capital, La Paz, as well as the major city of El Alto.

Geography

The Cordillera Real traverses the province. Illimani, the highest peak of the range, lies in the province. Other mountains are listed below:

Pedro Domingo Murillo Province is divided into five municipalities.

Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:

In the La Paz Municipality:
* Wayna Potosí, a mountain about 15 km north west of La Paz
*Qutapata National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area
* La Cumbre at a height of 4,650 m above sea level, the highest point on the route between La Paz and the Yungas
* K'ili K'ili viewpoint which presents a panoramic view of the city of La Paz
* Muela del Diablo, a giant rock of about 150 m height that has the shape of a tooth
* Valle de la Luna, south of La Paz city
* La Paz zoo "Vesty Pakos Sofra" with an area of 22.4 ha, the largest zoo in Bolivia, the second largest in South America and the highest in the world.
* Inkachaka Dam
In the Palca Municipality:
* Apachita viewpoint in the Palca Canton which offers a sight of the contrasting landscape and snowcapped Illimani
* Valle de los Ánimas and its lake in the Palca Canton
* the town of Palca with houses of colonial times, Palca River, Chuaqueri gorge, also known as Palca gorge, and Takesi pre-Columbian trail in the Palca Canton
* the communities of Quilihuaya and Pinaya in the Quilihuaya Canton
* the community of Cohoni, its church dating from the 17th century and the chullpa of Ch'ullu Cahinbaya in the Cohoni Canton