Santa Cruz · Bolivia
In the destination Santa Cruz and Samaipata.
In the photo: Plaza 15 de Diciembre, Samaipata
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The city
Samaipata is a village of colonial houses in the valleys southwest of Santa Cruz, at about 1,650 meters and 120 km from the capital, with a mild climate year-round. Next to it is El Fuerte de Samaipata, a large rock carved by pre-Inca peoples and the Incas, a World Heritage Site. The village has a plaza, cafés and inns, and is the base for trails in Parque Nacional Amboró.
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The local experience
A large sandstone rock carved on top of a hill, about 9 km from the village, with channels, felines, snakes and niches cut by pre-Inca peoples and by the Incas. World Heritage Site since 1998.
A national park of 4,425 km² between the Andes and the plains, from 300 to over 3,300 m, with cloud forests, giant tree ferns, waterfalls and a great variety of birds, visited with a guide from Samaipata.
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