The Minor Basilica of San Francisco of the city of La Paz, Bolivia, is a catholic temple under the invocation of St. Francis of Assisi. It is located in the center of the city. It is part of the convent complex that gives its name to the adjacent Plaza Mayor de San Francisco.
In August 1549 the construction of the first Church of San Francisco began, which would be completed in 1581. The architecture of the temple corresponds to the denominated Mestizo Baroque or Andean Baroque, the plant is of Latin cross and the cover is vaulted. It has a large atrium that is currently integrated with the adjacent public spaces forming the Plaza Mayor of the city. The facade of three bodies is profusely ornamented in columns, bases and niches, all of them built in carved stone.