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[edit] Proposed move

From Sucre, Bolivia to Sucre...

Rationale: Sucre currently redirects to Sucre (disambiguation). Seeing what's listed there, this is a case of primary topic disambiguation: the constitutional capital of Bolivia should get top billing over the department, the state, the currency, and the general. –Hajor 21:34, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

• Support. Proteus (Talk) 20:35, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
• Support, as it's a capital city it's much more important than the other uses. Grue 10:54, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
• Support. Susvolans (pigs can fly) 12:31, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
• Support. violet/riga (t) 18:11, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

This article has been renamed as the result of a move request. violet/riga (t) 18:11, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Constitutional Capital?

Browsing Bolivia's constitution (in Spanish, as there appears to be no English version on the Internet), I noticed that there is no officially designated ("constitutional") capital. Sucre is mentioned to be the seat of the judiciary, but is not mentioned as a designated capital, per se. In addition, the constitution does mention La Paz once as the location of the "Government." In either case, there appears to be no officially designated capital, so I wonder why Sucre is labeled as such. --Mike Beidler 14:48, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Because we the Sucre people like to give our city a "big" name, hehe, seriously actually it's the "legal" capital of Bolivia since there's a law that recognizes it, the constituion doesn't Js0 1985

[edit] Style of the writing

This article reads rather like a travel brochure, so I just tagged it with {{advert}}. Could someone familiar with the material try rewriting it in a more encyclopedic tone? Things like "reflecting the Andalusian culture that is embodied in the architecture" may indeed have come from a source like www.rutaverdebolivia.com/sucre-potosi-tours.php, and convey an idyllic view of the city. It may be a nice place, but this is note the right tone. Walkerma 03:40, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

That is complete and utter nonsense. The text on the www.rutaverdebolivia.com is taken from this Wikipedia entry, not the other way around. I know since I've been editing this entry since March 2005. If you had bothered to check the history, you could have verified that for yourself. If you could please indicate what is unencyclopedic about this entry, then maybe your suggestion would be useful, but you haven't. Ortcutt 20:51, 1 July 2007 (UTC)