Samaipata, Bolivia

Samaipata, Bolivia

The town of Samaipata (Lat 18:10:44S Long 63:52:30W) is located in the department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It lies about 120 kilometers to the west of the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in the foothills of the Andes at an altitude of 1650m. It is a popular resort for inhabitants of Santa Cruz due to its much cooler climate. As such, there is regular bus and taxi service to Santa Cruz. The town is small with numerous colonial buildings and narrow cobbled streets. There is a good range of hotels and restaurants to suit all budgets. There are numerous tour agencies and guided tours operators. International as well as local tourism makes this into one of the few "boom" towns of the area.

El Fuerte

Nearby is the pre-Inca ruin of El Fuerte de Samaipata Not actually a fort but a temple. This Bolivia's largest pre-inca site. There are several interesting features including a sloping ramp, pronounced by flying saucer enthusiast Erich von Däniken in his book "Chariots of the Gods" to be a launch platform for spaceships. Some of the site is now cordoned off due to damage caused by visitors walking on the rock carvings.

Laguna Volcan

A perfectly circular lake in the crater of an extinct volcano in the village of Bermejo (42 km. on the way back to S. Cruz.) There is vehicular access through a cleft in the crater wall. A footpath encircles the lake. Beautiful.

Las Cuevas.

Also of interest nearby, Las Cuevas, a pleasant walk by streams and waterfalls. There a several pools and beaches where the locals swim and disport themselves. A small charge is made for entrance.

Che Guevara.

The nearby village of Valle Grande is famed as the place where Argentinian revolutionary Emile "Che" Guevara was executed by the Bolivian army and the CIA. Here there are various memorials and museums.Tours of his travels and activities in the region can be arranged in Samaipata

Tourism

Best info on Samaipata & Region you will find on: http://www.samaipata.info

[http://www.bolivia-online.net/content_en/sp_santacruz.php Bolivia-Online.net] Information about Samaipata & Santa Cruz Department

Lodging

A real retreat is Finca "La Víspera", an unsurpassed paradisiacal place, where the owners welcome those visitors who long for silence and nature. http://www.lavispera.org


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