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Sucre and Potosí
4 days · 5 things to do
Best time to go: April to October
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Welcome
Sucre and Potosí, in a few days
Sucre, the white city, is Bolivia's constitutional capital, with a UNESCO-listed colonial centre. Potosí, the mining city, was once among the richest places in the world thanks to the silver of the Cerro Rico.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 2 things
- D2 Day 2 1 thing
- D3 Day 3 1 thing
- D4 Day 4 1 thing
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Sucre's colonial centre free · half a dayWhitewashed churches, courtyards and the Casa de la Libertad, where Bolivia declared independence in 1825, around the Plaza 25 de Mayo.
- Late afternoon · The Recoleta viewpoint free · about 1 hAn arcaded terrace beside the Recoleta monastery, looking out over the old town's white walls and red roofs.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hostal Sucre ↗ · All places to stay by budget →€45 a night
D2
Day 2
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Cerro Rico, Potosí · half a dayThe silver mountain that funded the Spanish Empire from 1545, rising above Potosí, a city at about 4,000 metres, and still mined today.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hostal Sucre ↗€45 a night
D3
Day 3
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- Morning · A silver mine visit · half a dayGuided by former miners, you go into cooperative-run tunnels still worked by hand; it is hot, cramped and at high altitude, so not for everyone.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hostal Sucre ↗€45 a night
D4
Day 4
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- Several days · Markets and easy Spanish · several daysSucre's Central Market is good for fruit juices and simple meals, and the city's clear Spanish and many schools suit language learners.
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Salteñas: baked pastries holding a sweet, juicy stew, eaten as a mid-morning snack.
- Pique a lo macho: beef, sausage, chips, egg and hot peppers piled on one plate for sharing.
- Sopa de maní: a peanut soup, the best known of the filling soups of the highlands.
- Quinoa and potatoes: the Altiplano grows hundreds of varieties, including chuño, freeze-dried in the open air.
- Api morado: a thick, hot drink of purple corn, served at breakfast with a fried pastry.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Rushing the altitude: take the first two days in La Paz slowly, drink water and go easy on alcohol.
- Drinking tap water, or diving into street food in the first days.
- Choosing a Salar agency on price alone: ask about its drivers, its vehicles and its safety record.
- Planning to the hour: road blockades are common, so leave a spare day or two.
Getting by
Words that help
English ↔ Spanish
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Hello | Hola |
| Thank you | Gracias |
| Please | Por favor |
| Yes | Sí |
| No | No |
| Excuse me | Perdone |
| Goodbye | Adiós |
| Do you speak English? | ¿Habla inglés? |
| I don't understand | No entiendo |
| How much is it? | ¿Cuánto cuesta? |
| Where are the toilets? | ¿Dónde están los baños? |
| The bill, please | La cuenta, por favor |
| Help! | ¡Socorro! |
| Cheers! | ¡Salud! |
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyBolivian boliviano (BOB)
BudgetAbout €65 a day, mid-range
Best seasonApril to October
PlugA/C · 220V
Tap waterBottled only
TippingRound up, or about 10% in restaurants
Emergency110 / 118
EntryVisa-free for up to 90 days a year for UK, US, Canadian and Australian passports, and for EU citizens except Cypriots. US citizens have been exempt since December 2025. Make sure your passport is stamped on arrival: a missing stamp means a fine on the way out.
HealthHepatitis A and typhoid are recommended. Yellow fever vaccination is advised for the Amazon lowlands, where malaria is also found; this route stays well above both. The real risk here is altitude.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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