Bolivia Guide
Sucre, Cochabamba and the central valleys
Sucre
Set in a broad highland valley on the eastern edge of the Altiplano about 162km north of Potosí, SUCRE is widely considered the most refined and beautiful city in Bolivia. Known at various times as Chuquisaca, Charcas and La Ciudad de la Plata – and thus also as "The City of Four Names" – it boasts some of the finest Spanish colonial architecture in South America, and enjoys a pleasant, spring-like climate all year round, thanks to its setting at an altitude of 2790m.