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Santa Cruz is different from the other province of Bolivia. It represents in full the contrast between the traditional Bolivia and the new one. The "young" one, I'd say. In Santa Cruz it's possible to meet people wearing the "pollera" and people chilling in one of the few super modern shopping center. It's crazy how these two lifestyle live side by side. I've noticed also in other Bolivian cities this contrast. But here it's super clear how the young generation look at the Western world. The way they got dressed, the music they listen to, the places where they go on holiday. It's definitely not a touristic city. But there are many parks where to rest during the hot and humid days. After all we are close to Amazzonia. ItsI a very fertile and rich area. I would recommend to visit Santa Cruz. Not only for its intriguing night life bus also for its position. It's very close to Samaipata or Bermejo and other beautiful little

In Bermejo just ask of Vicente. He is a local authority in terms of wild trekking. He has a camping outside the town, nestled against the Amboro National park. We reached his house following the river but there is a dusty road if you travel by car. In his camping there is no electricity nor internet. The food is just what he has in his garden and what we bought, some pasta and wine. However his garden with carrots, onions, tomatoes and fruits is open to everyone. The place is beautiful but he surprised us asking to go fishing at about midnight. After a wonderful breakfast with the "pescado" 🐟🐟 he showed us one of his path in the jungle. Basically he goes out with a machete and creates his own route. Very wild. At some point we climbed a mountain to reach the top. We were walking on a super small path pasted to the rocks and not watching down. Just like some goats. Super scary. If you have troubles with the highness, this trekking is definitely not for yo

Samaipata has been a wonderful discovery. Not touristic, it's a small multicultural village 3 hours by bus from Santa Cruz. People from about 25 different nationalities live here. Lots to do. The first day we went to the Amboro National park. It's mandatory to go with a guide as it's huge. It's one of the park with the largest biodiversity of the world in terms of plant species. You will walk through the jungle for about 5 hours. I paid 125 Bolivianos, including taxi and entrance to the park. By taxi we visited also the wonderful Pajcha waterfalls. It takes 2hours to reach it but it's absolutely worth it. There's also a small lagoon and a white beach. Amazing day. Here you don't need a guide but the price of the taxi depends on how many people are going. We were 5 and we paid 400 Bolivianos. On walking distance from Samaipata, about 2hours, there is El Fuerte. It's an archaeological site with Inca and spanSpa ruins. It's on the top of a mountai

Having said about the time you can spend trekking around Sucre, the capital of Bolivia is known for its white buildings. It gives a weird impression especially if you compare this city to others in Bolivia. I can suggest to walk around for a couple of days and visit the little square of La Recoleta, the hill from which is possible to have a nice panoramic view of the city. There is a cool bar too, the Mirador cafe. Nice view from the top are available also visiting the Convento de San Felipe Neri or the Iglesia de la Merced, which is also a coffee bar and a restaurant. Sucre is super famous also for its park dedicated to the dinosaurs, the Parquet Cretácico. It's actually the largest collection of the world. A nice walk must include also the central square 25 de Mayo, and the Parquet Bolivar, where I found also one of the best coffee bar in South America (remember I'm Italian), Time&Coffee. And don't be afraid to eat with the Boliv