5 kilometers from Sucre, the capital of Bolivia, there is a real castle of the princess. La Glorieta was built in 1897 by order of Don Francisco Argandon and his wife Clotilde. Argandon was the owner of the silver mines in Potosi, the bank, was the ambassador of Bolivia to France and Russia, and also the owner of untold wealth. At the same time, Francisco and his wife were actively involved in charity work, founded two orphanages, donated money for the construction of the theater and the Potosi-Sucre railway.→
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