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Dentist in Sucre: Zamuriano
Centro Odontológico Zamuriano is probably the most modern dental surgery in Sucre, Bolivia. The family-run practice offers a wide-range of dental treatments using equipment and with hygiene standards approaching those of Western dental practices. The Zamuriano staff speak good English. A checkup and teeth cleaning costs 400Bs (US$58), and takes about 30 mins. When we […]
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Jorge Ruiz
Pioneer of Bolivian and indigenous cinema, Jorge Ruiz was born in Sucre in 1924. He attended high school in La Paz, then went on to study at the School of Agronomy (the study of plants for food, fuel, fiber, and reclamation) in Casilda, Argentina, where his interest in cinematography was first peaked. There he began producing videos documenting […]
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Nativa Artisanal Beer
Nativa Artisanal beers are a range of micro-brewed beers on offer in Amsterdam Cafe. The range features a blond ale, a red ale and a porter.
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San Francisco Basilica
Sucre’s San Francisco Basilica (or Basilica de San Francisco de Charcas) is an asymmetric classically-styled temple with baroque influences. It is home to the “Freedom Bell” which rang to signal the start of the Bolivian independence movement.
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Korova Fest Reggae Festival
The Korova Fest 2013 reggae festival is taking place in Sucre on Friday 13 December. A launch party for the festival will be held in KulturCafe Berlin on Sat 7th Dec.
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Cerveceria Vicos
Cerveceria Vicos is a Sucre-based micro-brewery. Their elusive beer range includes the ch’ama beer made with coca leaves, as well as a honey beer, a quinoa beer and a beer brewed with cactus seed.
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Ted’s Cerveceria
Produced and sold by Cafe Florin owner Ted Handele, Ted’s Cerveceria beers are great Dutch / Belgian-style brews, which include an amber ale, a potent honey beer and a delicious wheat beer flavored with orange and cilantro.
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KulturCafe Berlin
Opened in 1988, KulturCafe Berlin brings a bit of Germany to Sucre. The cafe / restaurant / bar offers a good place to hang out any time of the day, either inside or in the open air courtyard.
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Domingo Parada Farjat
Painter and sculptor Domingo Parada Farjat was born in Sucre in 1941. He is regarded as one of the most important figures and pioneers of Bolivian contemporary art. Domingo studied at the Plásticas Zacarias Benavides School of Arts, part of Sucre’s San Francisco Xavier University. There, in 1959, he received an Honorable Mention in a contest to design […]
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Torch-light Procession in Sucre
A torch-lit procession will be held in Sucre on Friday 6 of December to mark the closure of the “Year of Faith”.
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