Sucre- Bolivia

Sucre is one of the cities of Hispanic architecture best preserved in America, with cobblestone
streets, granite-carved fountains, ancient churches, houses roofed with terracotta tiles
sprinkled with lime and white walls, characteristics of colonial design. It is so called the white
city of America, which treasures patrimonial architecture, stately, conservative of its colonial
vision, which has allowed it to be declared by UNESCO as a Cultural Heritage of Humanity, for
being a living. Sucre is the cradle of the independence of Bolivia, therefore there are many
museums and historical buildings that visitors can know museum of what was Spanish colonial
life.

Tourist Places in Sucre

La Glorieta Castle: Don Francisco Argandoña and his wife Clotilde Urioste Velasco were among
the most important members of late 19th Century Bolivian society. He had made a fortune in
the mining industry, and owned a private bank. She was the daughter of a wealthy Spanish
family, and dedicated her life to helping orphans. On a diplomatic tour Europe in 1898, they
called upon Pope Leon XIII, who pronounced them the “Princes of the Glorieta”. They accepted
the honor graciously; it hardly mattered that Bolivia didn’t have a monarchy.

This monumental structure has three towers. The Prince's tower is 40 meters high with a
Russian Byzantine cupola that can be reached by climbing 108 spiral steps. The Princess' tower,
built in an Arabic style, rises nearly 30 meters. To reach its cupola you must climb 80 steps. The
third tower is an English gothic-style replica of London's Big Ben and towers 25 meters above
the Glorieta chapel.

The castle itself has 40 rooms and extensive gardens, which today are not well-kept. The
gardens they once enjoyed house various fountains and monuments, including one to Vesta,
the Greek goddess of kindness. They also had their own small train running around the
property, and it is said they kept many animals.

The prince and princess could not have children of their own. So they built an orphanage
across the river where it is said over 100 children were cared for. They eventually adopted 60
children, all of whom today, are buried with them in the cemetery of Sucre. The ruins of the
orphanage, now over 100 years old, can still be seen but are in danger of being destroyed by
the river. La Glorieta was declared a National Monument in 1970. It's current caretaker is the
Prefecture of Chuquisaca.

Cost of the Entrance: The entrance to this place is relatively accessible and the cost is classified
for 3 types of visitors.

 Bolivian visitors only pay 10 Bs.

 Less than 12 years only pay 5 Bs.
 While foreign visitors must cancel the amount of 20 Bs.
 If you want to take pictures you must pay another 10 Bs.
The House of Liberty: It is a historical monument, an old religious and university building of
the order of the Jesuits. In its precinct, the independence of ponds was also proclaimed, and
the Republic of Bolivia was born to independent life.

Since it stopped being the seat of the Legislative Power, it has become a repository of
historical relics, images of historical figures, collections of unpublished documents, collections
of newspapers, brochures and plans and plans, some of them with several centuries of
antiquity.

It also has a library specialized in geographical history. Most of these assets belong to the
Geographical Society and History of Sucre

This national historical museum has among its dependencies a Library-Archive specialized in
History and Geography, and a rich old Mapoteca. It offers guided tours in Spanish, Quechua,
English and French to visit this beautiful jewel building of colonial architecture and its different
rooms.

Costs:

 Foreigners Bs. 15
 National Bs. 10
 Right of filming and photography: 15 BS
 National students: Free entry

The Cretaceous Park: The cretacic park present replicas, flora and fauna of the last period of
the dinosaurs that existed in South America, elaborated on a real scale by expert sculptors
under the scientific direction of paleontologists, among the most outstanding sculptures we
have the impressive titanosaurus 36 meters long and 18 meters high becoming the largest
dinosaur sculpture in the world, we also have a replica of a coat of arms and its tracks have
been discovered for the first time at the South American level in the Fachallon of Cal Orck'o,
other impressive replicas are the famous tyrannosaurus rex, carnotauro, ceratopsio and other
species of herbivores, carnivores, reptiles and amphibians of the Cretaceous period.

The dinosaur footprints

Cal Orck'o, the most extensive dinosaur footprint in the world, is the main attraction of the
Cretaceous Park. The layers that contain the tracks are located in the El Molino Formation and
the geological age to which they belong is the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian). Cal Orck'o is
the most spectacular footprint of its kind in the world and is evidence that a short time before
its extinction, the diversity of dinosaurs was much greater than had been thought.

It is the only deposit of footprints that concentrates the footsteps of a wide variety of
dinosaurs that lived at the end of the Cretaceous period. There is a unique combination of
dimension, geological importance, biodiversity and information on the social behavior of the
dinosaurs of the Cretaceous period.

Around 5055 individual tracks of dinosaurs of at least 8 species and 462 continuous traces are
conjugated in a cliff of 1,500 meters long by 110 meters high, remaining unscathed at the time.
The mystery of the origins of humanity is latent in the imposing cliff of dinosaur footprints of
Cal Orck'o that reveals the secrets of these fabulous animals, disappeared 65 million years ago

Discover the paleontological world of cal ork'o

In 1998, the population of Sucre witnessed important paleontological findings corresponding

to the Upper Cretaceous, 68 to 65 million years ago, the impressions left by dinosaur species of
the time, are located in the Fachallon of Cal Orck'o, (hill de cal) owned by the FANCESA
National Cement Factory, located 5 km. east of the city of Sucre.

San Felipe Neri Convent: Another attraction of the city is the San Felipe Neri Convent, which in
2017 received 10,782 visitors; July and August is when more people go to the place.

The foreign tourists who visit the place the most are the French, all are shocked with the
viewpoint, the temple and the crypt of San Felipe Neri.

There, artistic and patrimonial treasures of the history of the Catholic Church are kept since
1794.

The convent and the Church of neoclassical style, has a beautiful terrace with glazed brick floor
from where you have a panoramic view of the city.

The income for national visitors is Bs 10 and for foreign Bs 15, children are not charged nor for
taking photographs.

The place is under the tuition of the Archbishopric of Sucre, there also operates the Mary Help
of Christians school. The opening hours are from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., during the holiday
period it is also open from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Gastronomy: The cuisine of the department of Chuquisaca, is characterized by the skillful use
of ingredients such as red pepper or chili yellow ground in their recipes, chuquisaqueño
sausages, mondongo, are some typical dishes of this Bolivian region.

Sucre has a great variety of traditional dishes, many of which vary according to the season
(mondongo for All Saints' Day, picana for Christmas, etc.). Among the most popular and typical
dishes are chuquisaqueños sausages, chicken c'kocko, spicy chicken, chuquisaqueño
mondongo, peanut casserole and many others. The typical drink is the "chicha criolla".

Choripan at Las 7 Lunares

The choripan here is legendary. If you ask anyone where to go and try the chorizo that this
area is famous for, the chuquisaqueño, it is here they will send you. If quality, greasy meat
bursting with porky goodness is your thing, then this will surely sate your appetite. 7 Lunares
is an informal place with friendly service. The menu is primarily limited to these special
chorizos. What makes them so special, you might ask? Well, they are slightly spicy and fried
up in a big vat of grease and served on a bun dipped right in that greasy goodness. Oh yeah,
that’s what I’m talking about. Not exactly health food but damn, is it tasty!

Price: A simple will cost you 20 Bs (just under $3 US/2 Euros); a double is 35 Bs ($5 US/3.50
Euros)
Hours: Open daily in the daytime until about 5:00 pm

Chocolate

The chocolate industry of Sucre, with more than a century of history, has no comparison in the
rest of Bolivia, with the Sucrense chocolate located as a unique product with special flavors
and textures that are valued throughout the nation.

Sucre is also famous for its numerous companies dedicated to the manufacture of chocolates
whose products are highly appreciated by tourists. Among the best known chocolates we have
chocolates taboada and Para ti.

Bibliography

https://es.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sucre_(Bolivia)

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http://parquecretacicosucre.com/?ln=es

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