We arrived to Sucre actually on time when we were hoping to be a little bit late, we managed to probably get 1hour sleep on the bus even though we paid more for a seat that horizontally reclined. This is because of the twists and turns in the road which always make me feel like we are going to overturn.
The taxi to the hostel seemed to take ages! But it was still cheap. We managed to check in and get a bed straight away even though it was only 7:30, which is a rarity here in south america usually they make you wait till check in time even if the bed is free. We had a few hours nap and then at 10:30 we decided on what we would do. Dan read in the book about a place nearby where you could see dinosaur footprints which I thought would be amazing, so we asked downstairs how much it would cost. The woman said 30 but we could get a tourist bus there for 20. We headed to the main square where the bus would be and sure enough there were two buses! We asked if they went to the dinosaur park and the driver mumbled something and then ignored us. We took it to mean no he didn't go there. So we decided to get a taxi instead, which is no easy feat in Bolivia! Everyone seems to want a taxi! Literally on every street corner there are like 2 people trying to flag taxis down. We gave up and started to walk back to the hostel so they could ring one when suddenly a taxi pulled up! We jumped in!
The taxis here are cars that were built on the English side and then been modified and the steering wheel has been moved to the other side, but the new passenger side still has all the speed dials etc! Weird.
We arrived at the dinosaur park, and as we walked up the the entrance the bus from before drove past! It had been going to the park! Bolivia is full of helpful people...
Our ticket was 3 times more expensive then for Bolivian people. The tickets include a guide though AND it was in English! As we were the only foreigners we even got a private tour! She told us about how dinosaurs walked and where to spot their footprints! The land had completely changed since dinosaur times and the earths plates had moved which has caused the land where the footprints are to be almost vertical now! This makes them easier to see but as Bolivians also make concrete in the same place it is a bit unstable so you can't get close and a bit of the cliff collapsed a few years ago.
There were SO many dinosaur footprints!! Some from meat eaters but most from herbivores. The minerals they stepped in had somehow solidified them and apparently there were over 5000 accounted for!
It was actually really interesting and much better then looking at another bloody plaza!
We came back to Sucre and wandered aimlessly before getting even more chicken and chips. That's all Bolivians seem to eat!
Sucre seemed like an expensive posh city for Bolivia. And there were a lot of teenagers with iPhones etc around so I don't think its as poor as the rest of Bolivia.