Its magic has atracted since more than 20 years foreigners and made them stay, and that for a good reason. Top Five places to visit in the Santa Cruz departmentġ) Its not all about churches and barock music when you hit for the Jesuit Missions Circuit in the Chiquitania! It's more it's laid back atmosphere, the people, authentic villages, indigenous culture, natural beauty and of course the well reconstructed jesuit churches what visitors like in this remote part of the country.Ģ) Don't miss to visit Bolivias biggest cluster of expats in the small but lovely village of Samaipata. Monseñor Rivero.ĥ) If you are stuck in Santa Cruz for a while and like to get out of the bustling city for half or a day, try the pools, gardens, restaurants and leisure activities within the green jungle vegetation of the Biocentro Guembe and La Rinconada, or visit the Ecological Park Yvaga Guazu.
In the Regional Park Los Lomas de Arena you can enjoy climbing the dunes, having a bath in the natural pools (rainy season) or go birdwatching!Ģ) Las Cateratas del Jardin are one of Bolivias most exciting series of waterfalls just recently explored for tourism by the local comunity.ģ) Another great escape for a day trip from the city: Enjoy the beautiful cascades and the nice jungle setting of Los Espejillos.Ĥ) You can not leave Santa Cruz without having tried a big and juicy grilled steak in one of the churrasquerias on Primer Anillo, Equipetrol or Av. The city itself is of little touristy interest but it is the transport hub for all the fascinating natural and cultural sights in the region.ġ) Imagine 12 meter high sand dunes rising out of lush jungle vegetation just behind the city gates. Top Five places to visit in the city and it's surroundings National parks, natural reserves, pre-Inca ruins, an ethno-cultural circuit in Chiquitania - among many other destinations - a range that satisfies travelers in search of unique encounters with nature, culture and local people. The city itself is not of great tourist interest, but it is the starting point for a diversity of tourist destinations in the department of the same name. The rest is a tropical paradise with exuberant vegetation, vast expanses of jungle and plains that form in the Amazonian lowlands. The department of Santa Cruz is located in eastern Bolivia with a surface of 320,000 km2 (123,552 square miles) of which one third is mountainous. Located in a tropical paradise of exuberant vegetation and huge expanses of jungle that lie throughout the length and breadth of the Amazonian plain, Santa Cruz de la Sierra currently has more than 2 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area.
It is considered the economic center of the country due to its current and growing importance as a business and investment center, with migrants from all over the world.
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