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Condor Cafe
Condor Trekkers is a non-profit tour company operating in Sucre. 100% of the profits made from their tours goes towards social projects in Sucre and the surrounding areas. This year, to diversify their business and make themselves more accessible to locals (not just tourists), the Condor Trekker guys opened a vegetarian restaurant: Condor Cafe.
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La Dolce Vita Hostel
Dolce Vita is a spacious Swiss-French owned hostel located on a quiet street three blocks from the center of town. Rooms are clean, larger than the average hostel room, and feature polished wood floors. There is in-room wifi and powerful, hot showers.
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Teatro Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho
Teatro Gran Mariscal, stands out as one of the few splashes of color in an otherwise pristine white city. The pink topped building sits facing Plaza Libertad, with its back to nearby Parque Bolivar. Sucre’s main theatre, Teatro Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho, is named after Bolivia’s first president and the city’s namesake Antonio José de […]
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Exchanging Money in Sucre
One thing you learn when travelling is to exchange your money as little as possible. Every time you do, particularly at border crossings, you lose a sizable chunk of your money. So it was a surprise to find that in Sucre, this is not the case. It may be due to the low cost of […]
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Photocopies and Printing in Sucre
One of the first things you’ll notice in Sucre are signs outside numerous shops saying “fotocopias”. So getting photocopies made in Sucre should be easy, right? Black and White Photocopies If it’s black and white copies you’re after, then yes. You’ll have no trouble walking into any of these copy shops and getting your copies […]
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Balanchie por Siempre at Teatro 3 de Febrero
Ballet Capezio is presenting the production Balanchie por Siempre at Teatro 3 de Febrero. There will be two performances, on Wed 18th and Thu 19th of December, at 8pm. For reservations and information, call 6423241 or 72890766.
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El Pajaro de Fuego at Teatro Gran Mariscal
The San Francisco Xavier University’s School of Dance is putting on a production of El Pajaro de Fuego (the bird of fire) by Igor Stravinsky. The performance incorporates a range of dance styles, including classical ballet, flamenco, folkloric dance, tango and milonga (a faster, less rigid form of tango). You can catch the performance tonight […]
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Classical Rally on Avenida de las Americas
Can’t wait for Dakar? Well, if you’re near Sucre’s Avenida de las Americas, make your way on down there by 10am today (15 Dec 2013) to catch the action in the Autoclasico Classical Car Rally.
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Dakar Rally Fever in Sucre
In 2014, for the first time, the Dakar Rally will include a Bolivian stage. The rally will enter Bolivia from Salta, Argentina on 12th January, on the way to Uyuni and the salt flats. The rally will then head into Chile on the 13th January.
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“White” 3D House Party
Up for something a bit different? “White”, the 3D house party experience is coming to Sucre. Put on your 3D glasses and enjoy the visual effects at this one-of-a-kind party.
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