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Beautiful Bolivia part 2: Sucre and Potosi

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January 18th 2010
After managing to get some sleep in our delightful cama bus (cama means bed in Spanish), we arrived in Sucre - 12 hours south of La Paz on luxuriously paved roads. It is also at a delightfully lower elevation than La Paz, at only 2600m. Sucre is the historical capital of Bolivia, and upon seeing it, it is clear why, it has a lovely look - all the buildings are white with red, tile roofs. The main ... 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