So after another long bus ride (but at least not 24 hours this time) we made it to the city of Sucre, also known as the White City due to the old colonial style of white buildings and red tile roofs that are found all in the city and especially downtown.
The room at our hostel wasn’t quite ready yet, but, we were at least able to store our big backpacks there and then take off to discover the city. Right as we walked outside we ran into a mini parade in anticipation of the Carnaval celebrations later that weekend!
We also found a walking tour of the city which was really nice to teach us about the history of the city and took us to some other sites we wouldn’t have known about. We admired some native tapestries and the mechanism with which they weave all the fibers together to make the images. Overall very impressive and informative.
Also passed by some fun places in the main city park called Parque Simon Bolivar. The park used to be privately owned by a European couple (you can see the nudes on the fountain) in the late 1800’s and wanted an Eiffel Tower replica; the artist didn’t give them one full size (as Paris said he wasn’t allowed to) so they got a miniature slightly altered version instead, but made of the same steel and by the same designer as the original one. They must have been a big deal back in the day! The park also had a huge kids playground with a dinosaur theme that looked fantastic! We were jealous we couldn’t go and start climbing the dino’s with them…
We even got to check out the view which is printed on all the 100 Bs (Boliviano, the official currency) bills. Check it out! This is to demonstrate how important this university is to the nation, and of course, the city as well.
Also on the tour, we got to taste a lot of typical foods here. We tried a jello made from cow hooves, a sausage called chorizo (but different from the Mexican chorizo), some specialty chocolates (apparently Bolivia is known for its chocolate), and a mango/papaya hybrid fruit, and chiramoya fruit. Once the tour was over we got some dinner, a typical dish called “Pique a lo Macho” and some llama meat skewers. Delicious! Now bed time for an early rise tomorrow.
Travel Fun With Cassie and Alejandro 