3 Days in Sucre Itinerary: UNESCO White City, Cal Orck'o & Maragua or Tarabuco

Three days in Sucre give you time to absorb the unhurried pace of Bolivia's White City, walk across its colonial church rooftops, step onto the quarry floor below the world's largest dinosaur footprint cliff, and venture out into the indigenous weaving valleys and geological craters of rural Chuquisaca.

Day 1: Plaza 25 de Mayo, Casa de la Libertad, Mercado Central & San Felipe de Neri Rooftops

• 09:00, Salteñas, Plaza 25 de Mayo & Casa de la Libertad: Start with a warm mid-morning salteña on a patio off Plaza 25 de Mayo, then tour the Casa de la Libertad (built 1621 by the Jesuits), standing inside the vaulted Salón de la Independencia where Bolivia's founding charter was signed on 6 August 1825 beneath portraits of Simón Bolívar and Antonio José de Sucre. Continue next door to the Museo del Tesoro and the Metropolitan Cathedral (begun 1551).
• 12:30, Mercado Central, Chorizos Chuquisaqueños & Convento de San Francisco: Walk three blocks north to Mercado Central for a fresh tropical fruit smoothie and a lunch of chorizos chuquisaqueños or mondongo, then visit the 1581 Basílica de San Francisco and the colonial mansion of the Museo Nacional de Etnografía y Folklore (MUSEF).
• 16:00, Late-Afternoon Rooftop Walk at Oratorio de San Felipe de Neri: Climb onto the whitewashed brick domes and bell towers of the 1795 Oratorio de San Felipe de Neri as golden afternoon light washes across the city, finishing with artisan quinoa chocolates at Chocolates Para Ti.

Day 2: Cal Orck'o Dinosaur Trackway Walk, Parque Bolívar, La Recoleta & Museo ASUR

• 10:30, Dinosaur Bus to Parque Cretácico (Cal Orck'o) for the Midday Wall Walk: Board the open-top tourist shuttle on Plaza 25 de Mayo to arrive at Cal Orck'o Cretaceous Park in time for the guided midday walk down to the base of the 70-degree limestone wall (preserving more than 12,000 footprints across 462 trackways from 68 million years ago).
• 14:30, Parque Simón Bolívar, Cementerio General & Sunset at La Recoleta: Return to town to stroll Parque Simón Bolívar and the peaceful whitewashed avenues of the Cementerio General, then walk uphill to La Recoleta to tour the Museo de Arte Indígena ASUR and watch sunset over the valley from the white colonial colonnade.

Day 3 Morning: Chataquila Inca Trail & Maragua Crater (or Tarabuco on Sunday)

If your third day falls on a Sunday, travel 65 kilometres east to the Tarabuco Indigenous Market to admire Yampara weavings directly from village artisans.

Day 3 Afternoon: Jalq'a Weavers of Potolo or Castillo de la Glorieta

On any other day of the week, spend the day hiking the pre-Columbian stone-paved Chataquila-to-Chaunaca Inca Trail into the polychrome Maragua Crater, or visit the 1893 Castillo de la Glorieta and the 19th-century Puente Sucre over the Río Pilcomayo.