TRAVEL AND TOURS

Whispers, laughs, words to the wind. Boys with books and notebooks come and go by the old, romantic, reminiscent streets and are then swallowed by the centennial door of an old house of freedom. After all, here is where the country was forged, and the nation became independent.

Dreams of greatness in the shores of a river. Architectural beauty in the heights. Whims of wasteful and obstinate princes that ordered to build a fabulous castle of medieval airs at the outskirts of the city of the independence... and the thin, pointed, fragile towers?, they seem to be willing to touch the clouds.

Two images of a monumental city: Sucre (2,750 m.a.s.l.), The constitution declares it the constitutional capital of Bolivia, and it preserves the essence of its splendid pastI. In August of 1825 the members of the Deliberating Assembly met in this welcoming Andean village, to proclaim the Independence of the country.

Declared a Cultural Patrimony of the Humanity by UNESCO, Sucre -capital of the department of Chuquisaca- is a small place serene. Inspiring, and wrapped in an intellectuality halo. The city is the haven of young students from the whole country that study at the Universidad Mayor, Real y Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier.

Thanks to its colonial essence, its airs of freedom, its intellectual atmosphere, and the juvenile impulses of the students, its old houses, the remarkable castle of La Glorieta, the overwhelming beauty of its landscape and the cordiality of its people, the capital city of Bolivia will always be a temptation for the traveler.

SURROUNDINGS

Castle of La Glorieta: This eclectic construction is characterized by the confused melange of architectural styles: Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicists and Mudejar features can be appreciated. The idea of building a castle in the outskirts of the capital of Bolivia belonged to the Prince of La Glorieta, Francisco Argandoņa and his wife Clotilde, at the end of the 19th century. It is located at only seven kilometers from Sucre.

Prints of dinosaurs: Near 5,000 prehistoric impressions and more than 150 varieties of prints of dinosaurs and can be seen at only 5 kilometers from Sucre, in the vicinity of the National Factory of Cement (FANCESA).

Tarabuco: It is a trip to the past at 65 kilometers from the city. The residents of this town keep their ancestral ways and continue using their typical clothes. The handcrafts market of Sundays is famous for its beautiful indigenous textiles. Here the travelers can visit the colonial country property Kantunucchu.