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Sucre - 9 Tage in der Hauptstadt
Published: May 26th 2006South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre
May 26th 2006
Hallo ihr Lieben in der grossen weiten Welt, hier noch ein paar Bilder aus Sucre und Tarabuco bevor wir heute Abend in Richtung La Paz fahren. Von dort fahren wir dann gleich weiter an den Titicacasee. Hier in Sucre haben wir 9 sonnige Tage verbracht und dabei Boliviens Hauptstadt richtig lieb gewonnen. Da die Regierung ihren Sitz in La Paz hat, ist Sucre mit seinen 200.000 Einwohnern sehr ueberschaubar und ruhig. Genau das richtige fuer uns und deshalb faellt es uns auch nicht leicht wieder weiter zu ziehen. Aber es gibt ja noch so viel zu sehen! Was mit zu unserem Wohlbefinden beigetragen hat, war das wunderschoene Zimmer im Al Tronco. Von unserem Zimmer aus hat der Blick ueber die Stadt, die wie Stuttgart in einem Kessel liegt, ein bisschen an zu Hause erinnert. Auch die ... read more
Dino tracks and independence day, Sucre style
Published: May 25th 2006South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre
May 25th 2006
Hola, Well I arrived in Sucre after an overnight bus from La Paz early Sunday morning. This was a Bus Cama, translating to "Bed Bus" which was a first for me and was quite simiply the best experience I have ever had on a bus. The bus was equipped with two sets of fron wheels, which made me think it was in reverse when I saw it delicately maneuver into the loading bay meant for a bus half its size. Climbing aboard you found double wide seats with footrests (sadly too short for gringo legs...), blankets, and enermous windows like I have never seen before. It was strange to be in this luxurious goliath, my eyes peering over the slums as we headed out of the city. The ride took us through some very flat, very ... read more
May 25th 2006
We are still in Sucre, with Mauricio´s family. We have been having a great time sight seeing and enjoying the great food and celebrations. May 25 is the anniversary celebration of the foundation of Sucre. There have been huge parades in the streets, outdoor concerts and lots of other great activities. Yesterday we went for a ¨Dino Tour¨, Bolivia has great dinosaur tracks that were discovered when a company was excavating some land. They are amazing. The thing is that here in Bolivia you can go right up and touch the tracks. We have lots of cool pictures! In addition, we even found fern fossils and salt deposits that we took as treasures... we could have never done that in the US. Anyway, then we visited a Franciscan monastary that dates back to the 1700s, the ... read more
May 24th 2006
Arrive in Sucre at 8pm and thought I would do another one day all the sights in order to meet friends in La Paz on Friday, but when we arrive I hear there is a festival the next day and everything is shut! So check into the only hostel with space in the centre of town. More like a hotel as I have my own room and bathroom and cable tv! Have quick dinner then watch tv in bed. Check out and email my mates to find they are getting to la paz on saturday so quickly check back in for another night here. The city is heaving with people and parades and at 10am I see the president! I had forgotten this was the real capital of bolivia so he would come here for independance ... read more
May 20th 2006
We have spent the last two days helping get ready for the big event, Paola´s Wedding. It has been great fun to be able to prepare with Mauricio´s family for the big event. We have made flowers, prepared favors, transformed baskets and helped with the food preparations. Mauricio has several great aunts that are just like my grandmother. They are great fun to be around and love to talk about Bolivia. We will have more to report after the wedding but we are very much enjoying our time in Sucre so far. Family has come from all over Bolivia for the big day. Tomorrow morning all of us ladies will get our hair done at the salon. That´s all for now folks. We will have more travel adventures later. Love, Jessica and Mauricio... read more
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May 18th 2006
Yesterday we spent our last night in La Paz with Mauricio´s uncle and his family. The greatest adventure of the evening was the unbelievable taxi ride from the travel agency to his uncle´s house! Okay, let´s summarize by saying that it was like a rollercoaster. The driver skillfully drove the wrong way on a one way street, executed an illegal turn and almost killed several people from what I could see from the backseat. Mauricio and his uncle assure me that this is normal driving in La Paz and throughout Bolivia. The entire taxi ride cost 1 dollar! Yup 1 dollar! We even sat in traffic. I could live a very good life here on a not-for-profit salary! This morning we arrived in the BEAUTIFUL city of Sucre. His mother and brother met us at the ... read more
Sucre - a taste of Bolivian life.
Published: April 29th 2006South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre
April 26th 2006
I arrived in Sucre, Bolivian capital, hoping to spend about ten days trying to improve my Spanish. 3 and a half weeks later - the last two of which has been spent living with a Bolivian family - I am finally packing up my bags and moving on. My time here has been fantastic. The language school has helped improve my Spanish immensely, and living with "mi familia Boliviana" has been a new and fascinating experience, as its allowed me to view a side of Bolivian life not normally accessible to tourists. I started off my time in Sucre in a backpackers, where I met a good bunch of Brits, Aussies and Kiwis who were all studying Spanish. We had a one cool night out when we went to see a Bolivian Nirvana tribute band. They ... read more
April 26th 2006
We are now in Sucre, very different to Potosi, much more affluent and easier! Also the altitude is that little bit less which means we are less exhausted. The mine tour yesterday was definately an experience, although not one that I am in any hurry to repeat! We got kitted up in our gear, waterproof over clothes, helmets and head torches, then went to the miners market to buy presents to take to the miners. Then visited the processing plants where they extract the minerals from the rocks. Their technology is non-existent, consisting of a big grinder to break up the rocks then some very dodgy flotation tanks, barrels cut in half! They have no money for smelting eqipment here so the silver they do extract, which is only about 4%, gets shipped to america and ... read more
Standing in the footsteps of giants..(well, near enough)
Published: April 24th 2006South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre
April 22nd 2006
Several people in Potosi tipped us of about the option to take a taxi from there to Sucre, thus saving us the pain of having to trail our bags back to the station. Given that the city is at such a height that we wheezed our way to the hostel a few days earlier, it was a no-brainer really, so off we set in the company of two business men who were on route to Sucre airport. The young cab driver has a certain career ahead in Formula One, but his tendency to drive on the wrong side of the highway at great speed may shorten any such ambitions. A few days in the city had proven to be enough to take the edge off our jaded attitude to scenery, which was just as well, as ... read more
Busdrivers on Strike
Published: July 13th 2006South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre
April 3rd 2006
Sucre was a both necessary and welcome stop on my way to the Brasilien border. It is a town of many universities and has been the capital of Bolivia for a long time. Still today many ideas and political movments are said to have their origin here. My visit was more extended than planed because the Bolivian busdrivers went on strike to paralyse the country. Rising fuel prises made them call the government for a zero taxation. When their service started again after three days the government had promised to do so. Later I heared the promise wasn't kept as usual... Until I could catch a bus again I hung out with some young German fellows to play cards. For the first buses that left one had to pay double. Naturally, since many people were waiting ... read more
