Discover Bolivia. Includes FREE planning and background information. True to their name, the Central Highlands occupy the heart of the country, and in many ways are the spiritual heart of the Bolivian nation. Gorgeous whitewashed Sucre, whose elegant patioed houses and noble churches make it the nation-s handsomest city, is still the judicial capital of the country. It was here that Bolivian independence was declared in 1825, and it-s still known as the -Cradle of Liberty.-