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TIL With an Avg. Elevation of 12700 Feet , the greater 'La Paz' Metropolitan Area in Bolivia is the Highest Urban Center in the World with a population of over 2.1 million & is approx. 300 feet taller than Mt. Fuji in Japan!

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