55Doable with Planning
New York City
United States
Americas
NYC is challenging — street level is fine, but the subway will break you.
Best stroller: Compact
Bolivia
La Paz
38/100Challenging🌱 Limited data
La Paz sits at extreme altitude (3,500m+) in a dramatic canyon — altitude affects babies seriously, terrain is impossibly steep.
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Bring a carrier
This city is best navigated with a baby carrier rather than a stroller.
Key Factors
- •Entire city
- •Indigenous markets
Carrier Recommended
🎒Entire city - built on impossibly steep canyon walls
📋 The Bottom Line
La Paz presents extreme challenges as the world's highest capital at 3,500-4,100 meters, built in a steep Andean canyon. The altitude seriously affects babies and requires medical consultation. Streets are dramatically steep throughout, and indigenous markets have narrow passages. However, Bolivian culture shows extraordinary warmth toward families — Aymara and Quechua traditions deeply value children. The Mi Teleférico cable car system provides accessible transport, and the cultural richness is incredible. This requires serious altitude and terrain preparation.
Quick Facts
Overall Score38/100
Best StrollerCarrier
Biggest ChallengeEntire city
Data Quality🌱 Limited data
Gear Recommendations
- 🎒Carrier strongly recommended over stroller (terrain is impossibly steep)
- 🎒Serious altitude preparation essential (medical consultation required)
- 🎒Warm layers for extreme altitude cold
- 🎒Oxygen considerations for babies (consult pediatrician)
Score Breakdown
Terrain20%
3/10Slopes20%
2/10Transit12%
5/10Elevators12%
3/10Facilities12%
4/10Crowding12%
5/10Friendliness12%
9/10Neighborhood Guide
🟢 Where It's Easy ✓
- •Mi Teleférico stations - modern cable car system, accessible
- •Some modern La Paz areas - still steep but better infrastructure
- •Hotel areas - international standards where available
- •Plaza Murillo - historic center, flat once you're there
- •Modern shopping areas - limited but more accessible
🟡 Where You'll Struggle ⚠
- •Entire city - extreme altitude and impossible terrain throughout
- •Indigenous markets - narrow, crowded, steep access
- •Most neighborhoods - built on canyon walls, vertical city
- •Altitude effects - serious consideration for babies
🎒 When to Bring the Carrier 👶
- •Entire city - built on impossibly steep canyon walls
- •Witch Market area - narrow, crowded, steep indigenous market
- •Most residential areas - extreme Andean mountain slopes
- •Traditional markets - overwhelming crowds, narrow passages
Parent Wisdom
❌ What Parents Wish They'd Known
- ✕Any stroller in La Paz (the terrain is impossibly steep)
- ✕Altitude without serious medical preparation (3,500m+ affects babies severely)
- ✕Indigenous markets expecting navigation space
- ✕Not appreciating incredible Bolivian family culture
- ✕Underestimating cold at this altitude (it's freezing at night)
⭐ Parent-Recommended Spots
- ★Mi Teleférico cable car - modern, accessible, stunning canyon views
- ★Valley of the Moon - accessible day trip, lunar landscape
- ★Traditional Bolivian family meals - incredible indigenous hospitality
- ★Cultural museums - some accessible, fascinating indigenous heritage
- ★Plaza Murillo - historic, flat government center
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