Still in Sucre

One of the most popular songs in Bolivia right now is called Bailan Rochas y Chetas, it's so catchy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7GoofKA2VA

The band is called Nene Malo and I randomly walked into a concert they were giving on a rooftop club. Good night!

Sucre is the tiny capital city of Bolivia. There are not that many people here, only about 300,000. The city is very walkable but also very lovely. It is another white city that I've encountered here on my travels. It seems that every country has one. This city isn't done in the colonial architectural style but is a mix of styles resulting from the money that came out of the silver mines from the city of Potosi a few hours away.

I took a taxi up to the mirador to check out the view of the city. It was fantastic, check out the video above. Sucre literally is the white city. All of the buildings are painted white with orange tiles on the roofs. I think one of the best pictures I've taken so far is this one below where I captured some kids playing soccer at the top of this mountain in the Bolivian capital. It was cool to just watch them go at it with such intensity. It's not just kids either, when I've watched grown men play, they go at it just as hard. You can see the hallway with all those arches in the background, that's the main lookout spot.

After this, I headed to the cemetery. A lot of Bolivia's past presidents and richest families are buried here. There are massive family tombs where these families have laid their dead to rest since the 1800s. There is a beautifully manicured garden and entranceway in the front. This is where Bolivia's richest are buried. As in real life, the further in you go, the less cared-for it is, and there are just massive graves for the less affluent people of Sucre. There is one spot where they didn't even leave spaces between the people who are buried, the markers are all clustered together.

Beautiful landscaping

Family tombs

Stacked tombs for the middle class

Shared plots for the poorest

At night, they light up the centre with beautiful lights and the Bolivian Casa de la Libertad becomes a living monument to their struggle for independence. I really like how they've done it up, it's really nice. This place is the main historical centre of Bolivia holding their constitution and several other important documents from waaaay back. 

Below are just some more examples of the beauty of this city. Even though it gets freezing cold at night. I really like it here. Tomorrow I head to a castle and the Eiffel Tower.