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Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Bolivia: A Local's Guide to a Country You Have to See to Believe · Juan Flores, our Bolivian friend, on the salt flats, La Paz, Sucre, Lake Titicaca and Santa Cruz — with the hotels and tours we'd book.
Where should I stay?
Where we'd stay in Santa Cruz
From our Bolivia guide, with advice from our Bolivian friend Juan Flores.
- Los Tajibos (Juan's pick — the resort stay):
- Marriott Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Modern, for Bonvoy members (book with Marriott)):
- Hotel Cortez (Established, older crowd):
Where should I eat?
- Casa del Camba · Av. Cristo Redentor · Camba (Santa Cruz regional): Large, long-running restaurant serving regional dishes like majadito, locro and grilled meats, often with live folk music.
- Los Hierros · Av. Monseñor Rivero · Steakhouse: Established grill house known for generous cuts of Bolivian lowland beef.
- El Aljibe · Casco Viejo · Camba (Santa Cruz regional): Colonial-house restaurant in the old center focused on traditional cruceño home cooking.
- Jardín de Asia · Equipetrol · Peruvian-Asian fusion: Upscale spot for Nikkei and Asian-fusion dishes, popular for a special dinner.
- Mercado Los Pozos · Centro · Food market: Busy traditional market with cheap lunch stalls, tropical fruit and fresh juices.
What should I do?
- Plaza 24 de Septiembre · Casco Viejo: The shady main square and social heart of the city, surrounded by arcaded colonial buildings.
- Catedral Basílica de San Lorenzo · Casco Viejo: Brick cathedral on the main plaza whose bell tower offers a view over the old center for a small fee.
- Manzana Uno · Casco Viejo: Contemporary art space beside the cathedral with rotating exhibitions.
- Zoológico Municipal Noel Kempff Mercado · Tercer Anillo Norte: City zoo focused on Bolivian wildlife such as jaguars, tapirs and macaws.
- Parque Regional Lomas de Arena · South of the city: Protected area of sand dunes and lagoons just outside the city, popular for sandboarding and birdwatching.
- Parque Nacional Amboró · Samaipata / Buena Vista: Vast national park of cloud forest and rainforest, usually visited on guided hikes from Samaipata or Buena Vista.