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Sucre

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Sucre

February 16th 2007
Left Potosi for the 3 hour (plus 1 breakdown) bus ride to Sucre at the dizzying lows of 2,800m - ahhh- smell that oxygen. The town is another world heritage site choc full of impressive Spanish colonial architecture, this time all white - Santorini meets Seville. Seems like a very high student population and the indiginous influence looks to be very much on the wane here. The whole town is in carn ... read more
South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre

Bolivian Flag 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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