Blogs from Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia, South America - page 16

Sucre (6th and 7th of June) and Villamontes (8th of June 2009) After a taxi ride with the craziest driver in the world (we really nearly got driven over by a lorry), we landed outside the Amigo hostel. Richard and I got a room there for 65 bolivianas (we thought that was each, until I paid the next day) and went for some lunch with the Irish and English guys from the taxi. After lunch, we ventured to the bus station where we found out about getting to Paraguay from Bolivia and then took a colectivo back to town. We wandered for a bit, enjoyed the colonial grandeur of the city. Sucre is the constitutional capital of Bolivia and its Colonial buildings ensured it became a world heritage sight in 1991. It's a pretty town and ... read more

It has been nine days of just non-stop traveling for Randy and myself. Every day we were either waking up on a bus, or setting an alarm after only a couple hours of sleep. And the best part is that I am not complaining! I have enjoy it very much. It all started back in Vicuña, the lovely town set in the Pisco Valley, surrounded by grape vines and want-to-be moutains. We spent our time there seeing the Pisco distillery and then the observatory where we saw Saturn, and even could see its rings! and saw other famous stars and such. Very educational, if not a little depressing. As our well english speaking guide told us "...there are a million stars in that nebula, a billion stars in that galaxy, and billion more in that... do ... read more

Sucre is a great city to kick back and relax in. My first night here I stayed in the grottiest hostel so far, it was really dirty, felt unsafe and it was the first time I felt home sick. I put myself to bed really early, clutching my backpack, so that tomorrow would come quickly and in the morning I vamoosed out of there. My second hostel was lovely (although I have a sneaky suspicion I have flee bites from my week here). Last Saturday night was great fun, I left the hostel earlier than everyone to meet up with the cute little irish couple, who i had randomly bumped into that day, but they stood me up... Then I couldn’t find the rest of the lads from the hostel-- luckily i bumped into a german ... read more

Apres La Paz, nous sommes arrives a Sucre...Quelle difference! Sucre est une ville tres sympa, joli, calme...Les habitants de Sucre considerent leur ville comme la veritable capitale bolivienne. Nous y avons passe 2 jours, dans un hotel tres agreable et pas cher du tout! C´etait vraiment sympa. Apres Sucre, nous avons pris le bus pour Uyuni. Sur la route, nous avons fait une halte a Potosi qui est la ville la plus haute du monde. ---------------------- After La Paz, we arrived in Sucre. What a difference! It is a very nice, quiet and pretty town. Its inhabitants consider it the real capital of Bolivia. We spent 2 days there, in a very nice and cheap hotel. Then, we headed to Uyuni. On our way, we stopped in Potosi, the highest city in the world.... read more

Hoi hoi, Tja, tja, de tijd vliegt snel, daarom nog even terug naar Bolivia om nog wat over onze belevenissen daar te vertellen. Via via belanden we uiteindelijk in Sucre, een kolinaliale stad, vanuit waar we een 3-daagse hike de heuvels in deden via een gerestuareerd Inca-pad. Overal in de stad waren boekingsbureautjes aanwezig, die maar wat graag een tour voor je wilde boeken. Omdat we echter over tent en kampeerspullen beschikken besloten we op eigen houtje te gaan. Voor vertrek nog gauw een topografische kaart van het gebied bij de militaire dienst op de kop getikt en daarna kon het feest beginnen. Dat begon gelijk al goed met de taxi naar het busstation. Bij het instappen vond ik al een beetje vreemd en een tweede blik op het dashbord verklaarde dit gevoel. Bleek dat we ... read more