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Published: August 7th 2006
early morning laughter
i chased this guy down the street, i took a pic, then we had a laugh. I’m in Sucre now, having shared a taxi from Potosi with a lovely German couple. The drive from Potosi was beautiful, from arid high plateau to eucalyptus trees and green parks. Sucre is the other capital city of Bolivia, holding the legislative and judicial branches of government (La Paz being the other, having the executive branch). Sucre has a famous university, and a real college down feel. Only 150,000 people live here, but this weekend there isn’t an empty hotel room, as people are here to celebrate their country’s independence AND the rewriting of their constitution. There is a great feeling here, a feeling of ´out with the old, in with the new´, and people taking a keen interest in the politics and re-writing of the politics. The Bolivian president is of aboriginal ancestry, and for the first time, the new constitution will be recognizing aboriginals as citizens of Bolivia. Huge expectations, huge parades, and everybody wearing flags around town. Yesterday I went to the Tarabuco market, where I picked up Christmas gifts, which I plan to FedEx home tomorrow when thing open up after the festivities. Sucre was the administrative center of the Charcas region of the Spanish conquest which
vitamin C
fruit stands everywhere, for a couple cents you can enjoy a freshly squeezed orange, grapefruit or passionfruit juice. stretched up to Peru and down to Argentina and Chile. Beautifully maintained colonial buildings and beautiful churches are found all over this city. I plan on sticking around here a couple more days and take a plane to La Paz to avoid the 14 hour bus ride notorious for breakdowns and sketchy military checkpoints. Wish me luck! Keep up the comments, I love hearing from you all and I love that the list of people receiving this update has grown SO much since I’ve been in south America. Goodbye for now Canadian, American, Argentine, German, Irish, British, Belgian, Bolivian and Chilean friends! Love you all, Brian.
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AndreaP
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thanks b!
Wow, bri, for the few moments where i have the pleasure of reading your blog i am momentarily whisked away to the small towns, lively cities and breathtaking mountain tops that you speak of. Vicarious travel. Thanks for sharing all the sights and learning with us! Your blog is about a gillion times more interesting than the latin american history class i took in undergrad. Thanks a bunch. cheers to the second half of your trip! xox AP.