EI Alto, the airport in La Paz on the Altiplano, is the highest jet airport in the world at 4,082 metres above sea level. Aircraft play a crucial role in opening up the Andes, as infrastructure remains one of the most pressing and unresolved problems. Not all roads on which buses operate are passable in all weather conditions - Book: Picture 180 - Bolivia - 1976
EI Alto, the airport in La Paz on the Altiplano, is the highest jet airport in the world at 4,082 metres above sea level. Aircraft play a crucial role in opening up the Andes, as infrastructure remains one of the most pressing and unresolved problems. Not all roads on which buses operate are passable in all weather conditions - Book: Picture 180 - Bolivia - 1976