Casa de la Libertad

This was my favourite musuem in Sucre. We were given an excellent tour of Sucre's most important building, where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1825.

The shoeshine boys and the chewing gum girls

April 1st 2008
A tale of two capitals Ask anyone in Sucre which city is the capital of Bolivia and you'll most likely be told Sucre. Ask the same question in La Paz and they'll tell you it's La Paz. Ask anyone else in Bolivia and they'll probably tell you it's rather complicated but there are two capitals. Following independence in 1825, Sucre soon became capital of the new Republic of Bolivia. In 1959 t ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre

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

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