Cementerio Municipal

Sucre


Sucre’s immaculately maintained cemetery is evidence that inequality doesn't die when we do. Mausoleums of wealthy colonial families and their descendants, interspersed with arches carved from poplar trees, as well as picturesque palms, are larger and certainly more elaborate than most living residents' homes. At weekends it’s jam-packed with families. You can walk the eight blocks from Plaza 25 de Mayo south along Junín, or take a taxi or micro A.


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Nearby Sucre attractions

2. Templo Nuestra Señora de la Merced

0.49 MILES

After several years of restoration work (the completion date was still unknown at the time of research), this church's interior is still mostly bare, but…

3. Convento de San Felipe Neri

0.5 MILES

The view from the bell tower and tiled rooftop of the San Felipe Neri convent more than explains Sucre’s nickname – the ‘White City of the Americas.' In…

4. Prefectura de Chuquisaca

0.6 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…

5. Museo Eclesiástico de Sucre

0.6 MILES

Next door to Sucre's cathedral, this museum holds one of Bolivia’s best collections of religious relics. There are four sections, ritually unlocked as…

6. Catedral

0.6 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…

7. Museos Universitarios

0.62 MILES

Housed in a beautifully restored 17th-century building with a picture-perfect colonial courtyard, the Museos Universitarios consist of three separate…

8. Casa de la Libertad

0.63 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…