Bolivia was going through a bit of a rough time while we were there. There was a big referendum hoping to be passed February 21 which, among other things, would allow the presidential term to be extended, again (Evo Morales has served as president since 2006). When we were in La Paz, nationwide strikes were being organized by heavy-transport vehicle-unions against a high tax imposed upon them. By the time we were ready to leave La Paz, kilometers of semis and delivery trucks had stationed themselves across principal axes in addition to the highways to all international borders, bringing ground travel to a halt. After three more days holding tight, we got around the issue by booking a flight and flying to Sucre, our next destination. We learned the tax office of La Paz was just next door to our hostel when we heard the strike nearing us at breakfast the day we were to leave, chants accompanied by loud firecrackers. Luckily an hour later the crowd dispersed and we were free to leave, but we saw the result of the angry protesters, eggs thrown and windows broken, a few misfired eggs decorating our hostel’s outer wall. We had stayed in La Paz about a week longer than originally anticipated, and I was relieved to finally leave the capital.

Our room in Sucre, so perfectly simple and aesthetically decorated, it got gears moving as to how we wanted our future apartment to look. In the photo, I had just spotted a spider.

Casa de la Libertad, the second university in all of South America and where the Bolivian declaration of independence was signed in 1825.

Fruit market

The potato section

It was Carnaval while we were in Sucre which meant a lot of water guns, spray cans, and most of all, as can be seen in the photo, water balloons.

School children in the streets in the early afternoon was a sign Carnaval was in full-swing.

Plaza Murillo

Franciscan Monastery perched above Sucre.

Sucre from La Recoleta

Though it did not rain for much of our stay, I always went out in the evening with my rain jacket to protect from flying water or, in this case, soapy spray shots.

Though the walk to the cemetery was quite stressful with several water balloon attacks, the cemetery proved to be a nice change of pace, tranquil and dry, flying objects prohibited.

Dinosaurs are a big theme in Sucre, a nearby cliff containing several dino footprints our guidebook described as needing a guide and strong imagination to appreciate.

Dino public-phone.

Click here for a glimpse of out time in Sucre.