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10 Incredibly High Towns & Cities Around The World (PHOTOS)

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10 Incredibly High Towns & Cities Around The World (PHOTOS)

First Posted: 11/18/10 01:42 PM ET   Updated: 05/25/11 07:15 PM ET


Have you ever been so high up in the mountains that you take a deep breath and it feels like you don't have any oxygen left at all?

One of the most amazing things about travel is seeing where and how human beings have adapted to a huge variety of conditions, including sky-high elevations over 2 miles above sea level.

The people In these 10 human settlements, from capital cities to remote villages, from the Himalayas to the Andes, live life at astonishing heights.

 
Have you been to a spectacularly high town or city somewhere in the world? Send us pictures!
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« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2012, 12:36:54 am »
La Rinconada, Peru (16,728 ft): National Geographic Magazine's Highest City In The World
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« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2012, 12:37:33 am »
Parinacota, Chile (14,435 ft)
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« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2012, 12:38:07 am »
Potosi, Bolivia (13,420 ft)
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Laya, Bhutan (12,533 ft)
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Lhasa, Tibet (12,002 ft)
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« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2012, 12:41:38 am »
La Paz, Bolivia (12,008 ft), highest capital city in the world
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« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2012, 12:42:12 am »
Namche Bazaar, Nepal (11,482 ft)
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Shimshal, Pakistan (10,449 ft)
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Shimshal, Pakistan (10,449 ft)
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Cuzco, Peru (10,800 ft)
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Leadville, Colorado (10,152 ft)
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Komic, Himachal Pradesh, India
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« Reply #13 on: December 13, 2012, 12:46:45 am »
Rongbuk Monastery in Tibet on the north slope of Mt Everest is at 5100 meters (16728 feet). It is small for a town, but there are permanent inhabitants that live there year round. It's also gorgeous.
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« Reply #14 on: December 13, 2012, 12:46:56 am »
At 7,199 Ft. Sante Fe is the highest State Capital in the US!
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