Bolivia holidays & privately guided tours to Sucre, Potosi & Uyuni Salt Flats will take you to the heart of this spectacular country. Sucre is a beautiful, progressive city that abounds in learning, culture and colonial architecture. Situated in the highlands southeast of La Paz, it is Bolivia’s judicial capital and at 2,800m it has a temperate climate that adds to its charm and popularity. There is a real fusion of Spanish and traditional architecture in Sucre, with many religious buildings including the Metropolitan Cathedral which took 250 years to build.
Plaza 25 de Mayo is Sucre’s most beautiful square with lovely gardens, cafes, restaurants, street artists and entertainers. Watch the world go by, then walk up to La Recoleta, the highest point of this hilly city which affords the best views, especially at night when the city lights come on. For another superb panoramic view, especially at sunset, climb up to the roof and belfry of the simple Church of San Filipe Neri, with its well preserved interior and white stucco and gold decoration. If you enter via the Maria Auxiliadora Church, you can walk through the convent and admire its artworks, cloister and central courtyard on Bolivia holidays & privately guided tours to Sucre, Potosi & Uyuni Salt Flats.
House of Liberty Museum, where Bolivian independence began, is the most important monument in the country. This is a well-organised museum, steeped in Bolivian history and heroes, with a massive bust of the legendary revolutionary leader, Simon Bolivar. The Museum of Indigenous Art is another must-see on Bolivia holidays & privately guided tours to Sucre, Potosi & Uyuni Salt Flats, if you are interested in the local culture. It has superbly presented displays of traditional crafts, clothes, textiles, tapestries and art, including live demonstrations. The various indigenous groups exhibit their own work, with music and dancing, and all proceeds go to their communities. The Treasure Museum showcases the history of Bolivian mining, with stunning exhibits of gold, silver and precious stones.
Nearby Potosi is the jumping off point for visits to the Cero Rico (Rich Mountain). This is the legendary ‘mountain of silver’, once the largest silver deposit in the world that supplied the Spanish Empire. The mine has been in operation since the 16th century and has a dark history of labour exploitation. It still employs thousands of local people and you can tour the now somewhat precarious workings for an engrossing experience on Bolivia holidays & privately guided tours to Sucre, Potosi & Uyuni Salt Flats.
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