SUCRE

This beautiful city is the capital of Bolivia, the Supreme Court’ place  and Capital of the Chuquisaca Department.

The city is located in the South Central area of the country and lies at an altitude of 2,750 m. (9,100 feet). It is also known as Chuquisaca, Charcas and La Plata, which has received the nickname of "The City of Four Names." Since most of the colonial buildings in the center of town are painted white, which is also receives the name of "White City".

Sucre from the colonial era looks like a typical Spanish city. The narrow streets of the city center are organized in blocks or blocks, reflecting the Andalucan culture, which is also evidenced in the large mansions and the numerous monasteries and churches in the city.

Until the eighteenth century, Sucre was the center court, religious and cultural life of the entire region of the colony. In 1839, and in the Republican era, after the city was named capital of Bolivia, was re-named in honor of the independence leader Antonio José de Sucre. In 1898 the headquarters of the Bolivian government moved to La Paz.

Sucre was declared a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, attracts many foreign visitors each year and thanks to its well-preserved buildings with their center of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Freedom House (where he signed the declaration of independence of Bolivia on August 6 in 1825), the Museum of La Recoleta (this place served as a convent, barracks, prison and museum) and many other museums, the Palace

Another very interesting place to visit on the outskirts of the city is the Dinosaur Park Cal Orck'o which owns the quarry with the longest Dinosaur Footprints in the world, has a total of 332 different types of dinosaur footprints.

Tarabuco, 60 km. Sucre, on asphalt road whose altitude is 3292 meters above sea level It was founded by the Spaniards the second half of the sixteenth century. It is characterized by the presence of several native communities that maintain their customs and traditions. The quality and beauty of its textiles are internationally known, full of beautiful designs and colors, and are one of the main attractions of this place.

Every Sunday its inhabitants gather in the main square, the local market and the surrounding streets for the social and commercial exchange

Jatum Yampara, the core of indigenous rescue of the cultural values of the culture Yampara one of the oldest on the continent, where one can appreciate the typical housing, clothing and customs of the original indigenous dedicated to the development of agriculture and textiles, ceramics and handcrafts.

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