El Mercado

Sucre


Simple space and gathering place for artists, intellectuals and literary types with readings, talks and documentary screenings. Hard to spot; look for the orange tire out front.


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Nearby Sucre attractions

2. Iglesia de Santa Mónica

0.2 MILES

The Iglesia de Santa Mónica was begun in 1574 and was originally intended to serve as a monastery for the Ermitañas de San Agustín. However, the order ran…

3. Iglesia de San Miguel

0.21 MILES

This early-17th-century church has beautiful Moorish features inside. Mass is Monday to Saturday at 8am and 7:15pm; on Sundays there's an additional Mass…

4. Supreme Court

0.23 MILES

Sucre houses Bolivia's supreme court in this neoclassical building fronting Parque Bolívar. It was inaugurated in 1945.

5. Casa de la Libertad

0.24 MILES

For a dose of Bolivian history, it’s hard to beat this museum where the Bolivian declaration of independence was signed on August 6, 1825. It has been…

6. Prefectura de Chuquisaca

0.25 MILES

For the best view in town, inquire at the national police office inside the wedding-cake-like Prefectura de Chuquisaca, next to the cathedral. If they're…

7. Parque Bolívar

0.26 MILES

A short walk north of Plaza Libertad, the elongated Parque Bolívar is sandwiched between two avenues flanked with trees and overlooked by the imposing…

8. Catedral

0.28 MILES

Sucre’s cathedral dates from the middle of the 16th century and is a harmonious blend of Renaissance architecture with later baroque additions. It’s a…