Bolivian Landscape

A Flavour of Sucre

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June 25th 2007
A nice leisurely start and an enjoyable cooked breakfast. At 11am took a taxi to Sucre, our first experience of paved roads in Bolivia - amazing! However we were told that the taxi drivers tend to drive extremely fast so were taught the Spanish for 'slow down', however fortunately our driver was very good. We stopped half-way at some market stalls, the entire journey took approximately 3 hours. Th ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more