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Bolivia lies landlocked high in central South America, and is one of the continent's poorest nations. Over half of the population lives on the altiplano, the windswept plateau between two ranges of the Andes, 3500 m (11,500 ft) above sea level. La Paz, the highest capital in the world, has spawned a neighboring large twin, El Alto. Bolivia has the world's highest golf course, ski run, and soccer stadium. The eastern lowland regions are tropical and underdeveloped but are rapidly being colonized.