The essential experience.
A detail that changes the visit
Allow time for museums and contemporary local life alongside the photogenic white façades.
For the curious reader
History, landscape and context.
Sucre, officially La Ilustre y Heroica Sucre ("The Illustrious and Heroic Sucre") is the de jure capital city of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the sixth most populous city in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2,790 m (9,150 ft), making it the second-highest capital city in the world after Quito. This relatively high altitude gives the city a subtropical highland climate with cool temperatures year-round. Sucre holds major national importance and is an educational and government centre, as well as the location of the Bolivian Supreme Court.
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From inspiration to a practical plan
Plan your visit.
- Physical demands
- City walking at altitude, with slopes, paving and steps at viewpoints.
- The consequential detail
- Allow time for museums and contemporary local life alongside the photogenic white façades.
Through the seasons
A place in the world.
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Sucre’s white façades and courtyard buildings give the historic city a distinctive rhythm.
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Useful links and further reading.
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Sucre: official website
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UNESCO World Heritage property record
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Sucre: background reading
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