River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-08-22

ISL proven 10 De DIS great lovers Ol
golden ores as the natives, and in 1915
history records the fact that the Span
lard, Alonzo de Mendoza, and II COM
panions founded the present city of
La Paz on the site of the old village.
In the City's Streets.
AS already observed, the canyon in
which La Paz lies is long and mar
row; it is also extremely rugged and
interspersed with many small table,
lands and mountain peaks, the whole
dominated by majestic Illimani, rear
| ing it's snow-covered crest to 1880
feet. In consequence of this uneven
ness the streets of the city running
parallel with the larger stream are
| fairly level (Avenida Arce, for illus
tration), while cross streets are neces-
sarily short and in many cases ele-
waited at the ends as they approach
| the sides of the canyon. Some Of
these streets are extremely steep,
while others have been constructed in
conformity with the cOnfguratiOn of
the hills and are therefore more or
less winding.
popular residential streets lies in the
| southeast section and is known as the
| Alameda, extending half a mile along
level course and adorned with will
| low, eucalyptus, and other handsome
trees. Shrubs and flowers are also to
| be seen, but the extremely high alti-
| tude appears to have a somewhat
blighting effect upon such growth. The
Alameda, always more or less ami
mated, is especially alive in late af-
ternoons and on Sundays and holidays,
when the elite of social and official life
are to be seen walking, driving, or
motoring along it's course. On passing
| through a picturesque gateway this
| popular avenue is prolonged through
Plaza Concordia and the Twelfth of
December Street to Obrajes. The lat
ter is three miles distant, and the ride
over a very fair motor road or by cleo
trio line is through an extremely pic
turesque canyon Astounding in novel
views for the stranger. The more i'm
portant streets are well lighted by
electricity, the use of which has been
expanding considerably in recent
years as the motive power for numer-
Gus industries.
Where MurilIo Is Honored.
La Paz is not unlike other Latin
American cities in providing numerous
and attractive plaZas. The most noted
one of the city is that known as Mu-
ril1o, so named in honor of the hero of
independence, Pedro Domingo Murillo,
who gave up his life on this sacred
spot in 1909. The torch Of liberty
there lighted, however, spread over
the continent, and finally resulted in
the independence of Bolivia as well as
the sister nations by which she is sur
rounded. Today in the center of this
plaza stands a beautiful monument to
Murillo, the patriot honored in the
past as at present as one who sur
rendered life rather than the cause of
the people. Once or twice week a
military band, grouped near the monu-
ment, discourses soul-stirring if some
what plaintive airs that please strang-
er and citizen alike, as around and
around they stroll or sit comfortably
on the seats provided for the public.
A few large trees and many varieties
of flowers suited to high attitudes are
found in this park.
The buildings Of La PaZ usually
strike the stranger with interest. ALI
though many have been constructed
along the lines of Spanish or Spanish
Moorish architecture, the extremely
rugged topography of the place has
been responsible for local modifica-
lions and unusual features Of construc-
ton. The cathedral of La PaZ, which
has been building for a number of
years, promises to be one of the finest
and largest of such structures in all
Latin-America. 1t covers an area of
more than $4,000 square feet and is to
seat at least 10000 people. Greco
Roman in style, it's great walls have
now reached considerable heights, and
these will be surmounted by towers
and a central cupola, the former ris-
ing to height of 200 feet above the
Plaza Murillo, upon which the building
fronts.