I decided it was time to give my terrible language skills a boost and enrolled in Spanish lessons in the beautiful city of Sucre, judicial capital of Bolivia. There is some confusion as to which city is the actual capital of this country with Sucre being the constitutional capital and the legislative and executive branches of the government based in La Paz.
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| Bolivia Coat of Arms |
What a colorful and vibrant city Sucre is with something going on in the main plaza almost every lunchtime and evening. The Bolivians love their brass bands
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| Police Brass band |
This little old lady decided she was going to join the police band as they practiced in the gazebo in the plaza
and started dancing much to the delight of the crowd and members of the band
Sucre is sometimes referred to as the white city with many of the old colonial buildings painted brilliant white with red terra-cotta tile roofs
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| Mercado Centro |
The Mercado Centro was a great place to go at lunchtime to either pick up some fruit or to get a two course meal of soup ( a meal in itself ) with a chicken or beef dish with rice and potatoes for the incredible sum of less than $3
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| University of Saint Francis Xavier |
The University of Saint Francis Xavier was founded in 1624
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| The Supreme Court |
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| Recoleta District |
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| View down on the city from Recoleta |
After ten days in the city it was time to hit the road again with a two day ride to La Paz passing through some magnificent scenery along the mountain road with small villages and farms dotting the countryside.
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| Lunch stop in the village of Macna |
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| Stone walled fields |
And now to explore La Paz
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