About
Sucre Historic Center is the old core of Sucre, the constitutional capital of Bolivia, in the Chuquisaca Department. It is known as the Ciudad Blanca, or White City, for the white-painted buildings that line its streets. The centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it is one of the clearest places in Bolivia to see Spanish colonial urban planning still in use.
What you will see
- Colonial architecture that has been well preserved, with white façades and the layout of a planned Spanish colonial town.
- Streets and squares laid out in the colonial grid, making the centre easy to explore on foot.
- The sense of a city that still functions as the seat of Bolivia's constitutional government, rather than a museum piece set apart from daily life.
Planning your visit
The historic centre is best approached as a walk rather than a single stop. Because the buildings share a common palette and form, the pleasure lies in moving slowly from one street to the next and noticing how the city fits together. Allow time for wandering without a fixed route, and take the chance to pause in the squares.
Sucre sits in the Chuquisaca Department, and the historic centre is the natural base for understanding the city. Visitors come for the heritage itself, for the chance to see how a colonial city has kept its character, and for the calm of a place whose white walls give it a distinct identity within Bolivia.
The centre is located at the address Centro Histórico, Sucre, Bolivia.
