[2] Along with her family, Elsa spent her childhood in the northern area of the city of La Paz, more precisely in a house on Calle Sucre and Junín, in which her parents passed on to the children their passion for art and culture.
Paredes represented Bolivia at the sixth congress of the Panamerican Medical Women's Alliance in Miami (1958), at the World Health Congress in Little Rock, Arkansas (1958), at the Seminar on the Participation of Women in Public Life in Bogotá (1959), in the meetings of the Organization for Works of Orientation and Protection of Young People in Lima (1959), Buenos Aires (1960), and Rome (1964).
At the national level, Paredes was part of the Consultative Council of the Honorable City Hall during the administration of mayor Armando Escobar (1975), was elected councilor for La Paz, and was president of the Honorable City Council of La Paz (1986–1987).
She was also awarded the Gold Medal granted by the Bolivian Association of Economists "for her noble and well-deserved work in favor of the institution" (1989) and the Prócer Pedro Domingo Murillo Gold Medal in the Palmas de Oro level for her work as president of the Municipal Council (1985–1986).
She studied Political and Social Sciences only to expand her vast culture without being seduced by the hard work of the professional, taking advantage of his intellectual skills at the service of society to vigorously promote institutions of social assistance and dissemination of women's culture, work in which she has undoubtedly achieved full success.
However, Dr. Paredes de Salazar has taken special care not only to analyze issues related to the family and society, but has studied historical and legal problems of undeniable importance, demonstrating their capacity and illustration.
[5]On 14 March 1943, Elsa Paredes married the United Nations diplomat Hugo Salazar Salmón.
The latter now runs the Elsa Paredes de Salazar Museum, displaying dolls with typical costumes from Bolivia and the world.
Her passion led her to collect more than 800 dolls,[7] although she did not acquire all of them; some were given to her, especially by friends and her husband, who was a diplomat and was constantly traveling.