Decisions, decisions, decisions. It was a nice morning at the hostel. On the other hand this was an opportunity to visit a "once-a-week" market. We've seen a few markets on this trip so far. How different would this be? And we wouldn't be here for the market next Sunday.
We met another Danish couple at the breakfast and shared a few travel experiences. They had to leave for the airport and we realised we still had time to go to the market. So in the end we asked for a taxi to take us to the other bus station and the bus to Tarabuco. The "other" bus station is a square where all the minibusses meet - more or less chaotic. Our taxi driver put us off there and we squeezed into a minibus, paid the driver 10 Bolivianos and were on the road 5 minutes later. The minibus was old, cramped and from our back seat it felt kind of slow. That just gave us more time to enjoy the scenery.
Going the 60 kilometres from Sucre to Tarabuco took around 90 minutes including a few stops on the way to pick up goods and people. We arrived in Tarabuco around 11 AM and were dropped off by the minibus in a narrow street and then just followed the locals to the main square. And that's where the market started for us.
To be honest the main attraction for us was the hats. People from numerous different tribes meet at Tarabuco each Sunday and the way to recognise who's who is to look at their hats. Tarabuco is a laid back town and the whole atmosphere of the place seemed nice. We spent around an hour walking the streets, looking at the stalls - and the hats. Vehicles are prohibited in the town centre on market days so we also enjoyed the relative silence of the place.
After about an hour we decided to head home to Sucre - so we found the nearest minibus and the trip back was exactly as the trip on the way out except this time a bit less crowded.
Back in Sucre we got dropped off by the minibus where we started our trip - and decided to walk back trough town to our hostel. Stopped on the way back for a bit of late lunch and then relaxed the rest of the afternoon and evening. Good market but nothing new except for the hats - we like them.
We met another Danish couple at the breakfast and shared a few travel experiences. They had to leave for the airport and we realised we still had time to go to the market. So in the end we asked for a taxi to take us to the other bus station and the bus to Tarabuco. The "other" bus station is a square where all the minibusses meet - more or less chaotic. Our taxi driver put us off there and we squeezed into a minibus, paid the driver 10 Bolivianos and were on the road 5 minutes later. The minibus was old, cramped and from our back seat it felt kind of slow. That just gave us more time to enjoy the scenery.
Going the 60 kilometres from Sucre to Tarabuco took around 90 minutes including a few stops on the way to pick up goods and people. We arrived in Tarabuco around 11 AM and were dropped off by the minibus in a narrow street and then just followed the locals to the main square. And that's where the market started for us.
To be honest the main attraction for us was the hats. People from numerous different tribes meet at Tarabuco each Sunday and the way to recognise who's who is to look at their hats. Tarabuco is a laid back town and the whole atmosphere of the place seemed nice. We spent around an hour walking the streets, looking at the stalls - and the hats. Vehicles are prohibited in the town centre on market days so we also enjoyed the relative silence of the place.
After about an hour we decided to head home to Sucre - so we found the nearest minibus and the trip back was exactly as the trip on the way out except this time a bit less crowded.
Back in Sucre we got dropped off by the minibus where we started our trip - and decided to walk back trough town to our hostel. Stopped on the way back for a bit of late lunch and then relaxed the rest of the afternoon and evening. Good market but nothing new except for the hats - we like them.
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| Inside our minibus |
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| Impressive views on the way to Tarabuco |
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| Arrived in Tarabuco |
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| Statue on the main square |
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| Market street |
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| Hats |
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| More hats |
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| Even more hats |
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| Enjoying the qiuet streets |
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| Tarabuco church |
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| Paparazzi tourists |
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| Leaving for Sucre |
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| Quiet Sunday walk in Sucre |
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