Mirador Killi Killi, Observation platform in Villa Pabon, Bolivia.
Mirador Killi Killi is a hilltop park and lookout on the cerro Santa Bárbara in the Villa Pabón neighbourhood of La Paz, at 3,718 metres above sea level, about 150 metres above the surrounding buildings and four kilometres from Plaza Murillo. From its edge a nearly 360° panorama takes in the city and the Huayna Potosí mountain.
This location played a strategic role in 1781 when indigenous leader Tupac Katari set up his command post here during the siege of La Paz. That period shaped its importance in the city's history.
The name Killi Killi comes from the local name for the falco sparverius, a small falcon that lives in the area. The hill itself, Cerro Santa Bárbara, has been a ceremonial space since pre-Hispanic times, part of a group of wakas and apachetas where wajt'as and offerings to Andean deities are still made.
The best way to get there is by taxi or bus to Villa Pabon, then a short walk up stone steps. The climb is manageable for most people but requires some physical effort.
The stone arch at the viewpoint was carved by Agustín Callizaya in the early 1920s. It first stood at a house near Plaza Isabel la Católica in Sopocachi and was moved here after that house was demolished.
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