Sucre

Sucre

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July 24th 2009
Sucre is the constitutional capital and when we drove into the city past the crisp white colonial buildings, we began to wonder had we somehow boarded the wrong flight and left Bolivia. One thing for sure though is this is a great place to chill, hang out and enjoy some down time which we gladly did. Our days were spent soaking up the winter sunshine in the Plaza de las Armas, browsing the market ... read more

South America » Bolivia

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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