Wednesday, February 20, 2008

On the road to Potosi and onwards to visit Sucre

From Uyuni the road is bad... then great... then OK!






Potosí, known as Villa Imperial de Potosí in the colonial period, is one of the highest cities in the world at a nominal 4,090 m. For centuries, it was the location of the Spanish colonial silver mint. A considerable amount of the city's colonial architecture has been preserved in the historic centre of the city.

Regretfully, my time in Bolivia was limited, I did not have a chance to visit the town...


Sucre’s pre-Columbian name was Chuquisaca. Before the arrival of the Spanish, the city of Chuquisaca had its own autonomy with respect to the Inca Empire (the Charcas were the only people that did not pay the ransom for the Inca captive). Today, the region is of predominantly Quechua background, with some Aymara communities and influences.

Sucre lies at an elevation of 2,790 m; this relatively high altitude gives the city a subtropical highland climate with cool temperatures year-round.

Sucre contains one of the best-preserved Hispanic colonial and republican historic city centres in the Western Hemisphere - similar to cities such as Cuzco and Quito. 

















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