Sucre, Bolivia
is a city of immense beauty, is replete with historic
edifices that serve as a scenic backdrop to its rich legacy.
This place has so many stunning monuments and such a wealth
of colonial history, that in 1991, UNESCO declared it
a world heritage site. This town of roughly 150,000 is
easily navigable on foot. During your Bolivia travel,
allow yourself a day for the opportunity to wander into
the numerous museums after reflect on their role in the
diverse and fascinating past of this old world city.
This city is often referred to the city of four names
- Sucre, Charcas, La Plata (The Silver), Ciudad Blanca
(White City), after the numerous white colonial era houses
with red tile roofs of this vintage town in Bolivia. Sucre
has an interesting history as well, evident in the high
number of impressive buildings there are to be found here.
Bolivia tourism is thriving here, as many of the visitors
like to have a guide to the reveal at an enjoyable pace
vast amount information of times past concentrated in
this one city.
In 1559, when Spain's reach had extended to present-day
Argentina, Peru, and northern Chile, and Paraguay, aside
from its four current names, the provincial town used
to be known as La Plata, in Spanish, The Silver. This
title only hints at the greatness of this city to the
Spanish empire' westerly strongholds. Audiencia de Charcas
was the name of the assembly that held sway over these
bastions of the Spanish empire.
Founded in 1538, Sucre, Bolivia was part of a larger
mining operation that was being overseen by Gonzalo Pizzaro.
This was part of a bold expedition to explore the area
to the east of the Andean Cordillera Real.
Beside all this, Sucre is well known for being the setting
of other significant aspects of this towns' legacy. After
serving as the east's administrative, relicapito, this
was the place, where, on August 6th, 1825, Simon Bolivar
made the declaration of Bolivia's independence. Five days
later, on August 11, La Plata's name was changed to Sucre
in honor of another leader in the struggle against Spanish
rule, Mariscal Antonio Jose de Sucre.
Whether you take a guided city tour of Sucre, Bolivia
or you choose to wander the scenic plazas, silent monasteries
and expansive administrative building on your own, this
city is a must on the to do list for any Bolivia Tours.
The cobblestone streets and beautifully preserved homes
are waiting for you to explore, and Bolivia tourism thrives
here thanks to the pleasant atmosphere of this most lovely
town of Sucre.
