Sucre

Dinosaurs in Sucre

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July 27th 2007
After another 14 hour overnight bus journey from La Paz we arrived in Sucre. Sucre is a lovely colonial city. Its very laid back and has spring like weather all year round. Here we went on a tour to see dinosaur tracks! It is the largest paleontological site in the world but scientists only confirmed the existence of the dinosaur footprints in 1998 and are still finding new prints. The site is bei ... 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