Maps
Oficina Central
Estado mayor general, av. saavedra no. 2303. this is the place to go, but a little out of the way. it is said to be open afternoons, but it's best to visit between 9pm and 11pm closed if there's a soccer game in the nearby stadium. take a micro marked "e. mayor" from plaza san fransisco. the unmarked entrance is 20 m down av. saavedra from the main car entrance to the estado mayor. surrender your passport in the window marked igm, get a number tag to hang around you neck and walk down the road and to the left. many maps are only available in copies for bs 30 a sheet. an original is bs 40.
La Paz is a good place for buying maps of the country. Topographical maps are available in 1:50 000, 1:100 000 and 1:250 000. The most popular maps, including the 1:250 000 version of Cordillera Real and the 1:50 000 version of Volcan Sajama are sold by street vendors that roam Calle Sagarnaga and from stalls along el Prado. But the best place to buy maps is the "Instituto Geografico Militar", IGM. The instituto has two offices in town, listed below.
Edificio Murillo No. 100
Calle juan xxiii parallell to calle murillo at the end of calle rodrãguez. this office is likely to be closest to where you stay and sometimes has as map or two on offer, but most often asks you to come back maã±ana when they still don't have the map you want. it's has a nice atmosphere though, and makes a nice visit for mapophiles needing that fix of fresh map air.
Handicrafts
Ayni Bolivia
Fair trade store member of World Fair Trade Organization WFTO, has 26 different groups, with a wide variety of handicrafts alpaca, wood, ceramics, native textiles, table cloth, greeting cards. One store is located inside Hotel Rosario and other at the street.
A Manos
Good quality handicrafts. Has a café Café El Consulado, travel agency; Topas Adventure Travel Bolivia, and 5 great rooms.