The Casa de la Libertad is Bolivia’s biggest, most important historical building, and it is also the exact place where the Declaration of Independence was signed on 6 August 1825. This place was first put up as a Jesuit chapel back in the 17th century, and later it became this beautifully preserved whitewashed museum, where…
You can stop by the Sunday Tarabuco indigenous market if you travel from Sucre. Usually, you take a shared minivan (trufi) from the intersection at Avenida de las Américas, and it takes about 1.5 hours, more or less. On Sunday mornings, the minivans leave pretty often once they are filled up with passengers. Also, you…
Amboró National Park is a vast, hyper-diverse nature reserve in central Bolivia where the Andes mountain range, the Amazon basin, and the northern Chaco ecosystems come together. This particular geographic mix makes for an extraordinary level of biodiversity, and it protects vulnerable species such as the spectacled bear, the jaguar, and the horned curassow. The…
If you want to see the dinosaur tracks and wander around the caves in Toro Toro, you have to hire an official nearby guide from the park’s central tourist office in the main plaza area. Going through the park on your own is strictly forbidden for safety and also for preservation reasons. Once you register…
Toro Toro National Park is known worldwide for holding thousands of incredibly well-preserved dinosaur footprints, huge karst cave systems, and deep limestone canyons. Up in the high Andes, this geological place gives a rare, touchable view into the Cretaceous period. People who love palaeontology and also thrill-seeking visitors come here to walk directly beside massive…
Getting into Noel Kempff Mercado National Park is not as simple as just showing up. Usually, you need to secure a chartered scenic flight out of Santa Cruz, or you must commit to a gruelling multi-day overland and river passage during the dry season. Because the park sits so far off, in the Amazon basin…
Lomas de Arena Regional Park is a protected area of about 14,000 hectares, set just south of Santa Cruz. It’s known for tall sand dunes mixed in with tropical savannahs, plus a few lagoons scattered here and there. This singular ecological transition zone feels like a desert, placed right in the middle of the jungle….
You can reach El Fuerte de Samaipata from Santa Cruz by taking a shared taxi (trufi) from the Ex-Terminal, or by booking a guided day tour. Expect about 2.5 to 3 hours each way, depending on the day and the pace. The drive winds in a really beautiful way through the foothills of the Andes,…
Yes, Santa Cruz de la Sierra is absolutely worth a visit because of its tropical climate, vivid food scene, and reputation as a strategic doorway to major national parks. And unlike the higher-altitude Andean cities, this lowland metropolis has this particular Caribbean vibe, with green plazas and pretty modern infrastructure, and honestly, it makes you…
Santa Cruz de la Sierra gives this lively tropical lowland feeling that sits in clear contrast to the high Andes, with busy plazas, huge eco parks, and a few rather rare desert scenes just beyond the city limits. Some top attractions to check out include: