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Fun fact 1 about El Alto

Cholets de El Alto (84910)
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El Alto was uninhabited until 1903 when railways reached the rim of the canyon.

El Alto
Bolivia
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El Alto

Bolivia

Country
Bolivia
Population
901.1K
Coordinates
-16.50, -68.18
331st most populous city in the world

El Alto is the second-largest city in Bolivia, located adjacent to La Paz in Pedro Domingo Murillo Province on the Altiplano highlands. El Alto is today one of Bolivia's fastest-growing urban centers, with an estimated population of 943,558 in 2020.

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