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Casa de la Libertad
For a dose of local history, it's hard to beat this house where the Bolivian declaration of independence was signed on August 6, 1825 - it's both a national memorial and the symbolic heart of the nation. The first score of Bolivian congresses were held in the Salón de la Independencia, originally a Jesuit chapel; doctoral candidates were also examined here.
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Museo de la Catedral
The four sections in the museum are unlocked as your visit progresses to reveal Bolivia's best collections of religious relics. In the entry room is a series of religious paintings from the colonial era. Next, a chapel has relics of saints, and fine gold and silver chalices. The highlight, however, is the Capilla de la Virgen de Guadalupe, completed in 1625.
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Museo de los Niños Tanga-Tanga
On the same square as La Recoleta, and set in a beautiful building, this excellent interactive children's Museo de los Niños Tanga-Tanga focuses on renewable energy sources. Highlights include the botanical gardens and explanations of Bolivian ecology. The museum also hosts cultural and environmental programs, including theater performances and ceramic classes. The attached Café Mirador is a great place to relax while enjoying the best view in town.
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Museo de Santa Clara
Located in the Santa Clara Convent the Museo de Santa Clara, founded in 1639, contains several works by Bolivian master Melchor Pérez de Holguín and his Italian instructor, Bernardo de Bitti. In 1985 it was robbed and several paintings and gold ornaments disappeared.
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Museo Gutiérrez Valenzuela
In the southeast corner of the main plaza, the university runs the Museo Gutiérrez Valenzuela; an old aristocrat's house with 19th-century décor. There's also a reasonably interesting natural history museum here.
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Museo Textil-Etnográfico
The superb Museo Textil-Etnográfico is a must for anyone interested in the indigenous groups of the Sucre area. Run by an anthropological foundation, it focuses particularly on the woven textiles of the Jalq'a and Candelaria (Tarabuco) cultures. It's a fascinating display, and has an interesting subtext: the rediscovery of forgotten ancestral weaving practices has contributed to increased community pride and revitalization.
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Museos Universitarios
The Museos Universitarios are three separate halls housing colonial relics, anthropological artifacts and modern art.
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Parque Cretácico (Cal Orck'o)
It seems that 65 million years ago the site of Sucre's Fancesa cement quarry, six kilometers from the centre, was the place to be for large, scaly types. When the grounds were being cleared in 1994, plant employees uncovered a nearly vertical mudstone face bearing over 6000 tracks - some of which measure up to 80cm in diameter - from over 150 different species of dinosaur.
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