Sucre

Sucre is a city in Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. It is the official capital of the country, though most of the government is based in La Paz. Wikivoyage

Population 360,544 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Bolivia

• 110PolicePolice
• 119FireFire
• 160AmbulanceAmbulance
• 911AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Bolivia

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Parque Escuela Theme park · 390 m
• FCG 9 Attraction · 710 m
• Aniceto Arce Memorial · 820 m
• Parque Infantil de Dinosaurios Theme park · 900 m
• Torre Eiffel Attraction · 900 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

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1. Independence Day

   May

   The day the city came alive. Sucre was where Latin America’s fight for independence started, at least that’s what we were told. The parade around the city make you feel proud, even if not close to being a Bolivian.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Sucre); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

• Regional 3
• Local 1

All 5 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Jardinera Germán Mendoza 2.7 km across 1.3 km
• Parque Libertador Simón Bolívar 320 m across 910 m

Getting around

• Bus for Potolo 530 m
• Truffis para Potolo 810 m
• Départ pour Potolo et Chataquila (Camino Inca) 6am 830 m
• Taxi Tours Urbano 1.7 km
• Terminal de Buses Sucre 1.8 km
• Terminal de Buses Interprovincial 2.1 km

Train stations: El Tejar 3.1 km

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.