The department of Chuquisaca is located to the south of Bolivia. It is rich in hydrocarbon, forest resources and limestone deposits. Tempered valleys are surrounded by brooks and rivers, bathing resorts (Yotala, Ñucchu, La Palma, and Cachimayo) and thermal water fountains (Los Alamos, Huata and Talula). Sucre is the department's capital and also the constitutional capital of Bolivia. Known as "America's White City" because of its houses and buildings painted entirely in white. It was declared a Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO because it is a living museum of what life was like for Spanish aristocracy in the colonial era. It was the seat of important institutions, such as The Archbishop of Silver, The Royal Congress of Chacras, the first University of Bolivia, and the Carolina Academy. South America's first shouts of freedom were heard emanating from its bosom, and it was here that the first Constitutional Assembly was held, defining the birth of Bolivia as a free Republic. A tour of its streets allows us to enjoy the civic and religious structures built to house the population. They still conserve their architectural and artistic value with great zeal. These buildings today are a part of the old shell as well as the current image of Sucre.
