At the entrance to this remote settlement is a sign that proclaims: Welcome to San Vicente.
Here lie Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid.
On the towns only cemetery, an area has been cordoned-off to mark Butch’s supposed grave.
Butch and Sundance hats, t-shirts and key chains are sold in the San Vicente town store.
The welcome sign at San Vicente, in southern Bolivia.
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The story of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a fascinating one.
Butch Cassidy was born as Robert Leroy Parker in 1866.
Ironically, their job was to guard the company payroll.
The Wild Bunch gang.
Harry A. Longabaugh, alias the Sundance Kid, is sitting on the far left.
Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, is sitting on the far right.
Now this is where the story turns interesting.
The bandits then proceeded to San Vicente, where they lodged in a small boarding house.
He alerted a nearby telegraph officer who in turn notified a small Bolivian Army cavalry unit stationed nearby.
But the bandits opened fire and a gun fight ensued.
After several hours of exchanging fire, all went quiet inside the house.
Somewhere in this cemetery lies the supposed graves of Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.
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The town of San Vicente.
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San Vicentes main street.
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An information board at the San Vicente Museum.
