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  • Money & ATMs In Sucre

    Money & ATMs In Sucre

    Bolivian Currency The Bolivian currency is the Bolivian Boliviano (Bs), commonly referred to as simply the boliviano. Notes come in denominations of 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 bolivianos, coins in denominations of 1, 2 and 5 bolivianos, and of 10, 20 and 50 centavos (Bolivian cents). As of August 2015, the exchange rate is roughly: $1 = […]

  • Virgen de Guadalupe Festival In Sucre

    Virgen de Guadalupe Festival In Sucre

    Each year, in the first half of September, the serene city of Sucre transforms into a voracious party zone featuring non-stop dancing, joyful music, delicious food and elaborate costumes, all in honour of Sucre’s patroness, the Virgin of Guadalupe. Contents History of the Virgin in Sucre Affectionately known as Mamita de Guadalupe, the Virgin de […]

  • Sucre’s International Culture Festival

    Sucre’s International Culture Festival

    Every two years, artists from all over the world flock to Sucre to partake in a festival of multicultural artistic expression. Held over two weeks in the months of October/November, more than 2000 local and international artists, writers, musicians and photographers come together to exhibit their works at the International Culture Festival. During the festival the city’s streets come alive with paintings, […]

  • Is Sucre The Perfect Base For Digital Nomads?

    Is Sucre The Perfect Base For Digital Nomads?

    South America has several well known hubs for digital nomads, the most popular being Buenos Aires in Argentina, Medellin in Colombia, Cusco in Peru and Santiago in Chile. But what about Bolivia’s most beautiful city? Is Sucre an ideal base to earn a living online? The general consensus among working travelers seems to be that if a city […]

  • Traveling Between Sucre And Tarija

    Traveling Between Sucre And Tarija

    Noted for its pleasant climate, colonial…

  • Traveling Between Sucre And Cochabamba

    Traveling Between Sucre And Cochabamba

    Commonly referred to as the “The Garden…

  • Traveling Between Sucre And Oruro

    Traveling Between Sucre And Oruro

    Situated at dizzying heights in the arid Altiplano…

  • Getting To, From And Around Sucre

    Getting To, From And Around Sucre

    Orientation Sucre is located in the south-central part of Bolivia, in a fertile valley tucked away at the bottom of the twin hills of Churuquella and Sica Sica. The city is the gateway to numerous small villages dating from the colonial era and is the jumping-off point to many trekking and outdoor activities in the […]

  • The Pujllay Festival of Tarabuco

    The Pujllay Festival of Tarabuco

    Located in the Chuquisaca department, about 65 km east of Sucre, is a town famous not only for its vibrant open air market and unique Yampara culture, but its annual two-day weekend fiesta held each year on March 12.

  • Visiting Vallegrande and La Higuera from Sucre

    Visiting Vallegrande and La Higuera from Sucre

    Midway between Sucre and Santa Cruz lies the tiny village of La Higuera where Ernesto Che Guevara was captured and killed in 1967, not far from Vallegrande where his body was secretly buried in a mass grave (until its location was revealed in 1997 and the remains moved to Cuba). If you are travelling from […]