Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Worth seeing in and around Santa Cruz de la Sierra

6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera

   Ramón "Tahuichi" Aguilera Costas Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It is used mostly for football matches, on club level by Blooming, Oriente Petrolero, Destroyers, and Royal Pari.

   400 m · Multi-Purpose Stadium · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Cathedral Basilica of St. Lawrence, Santa Cruz de la Sierra

   The Cathedral Basilica of St. Lawrence, also called Santa Cruz de la Sierra Cathedral, is the main Catholic church in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

   1.8 km · church in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Núr University

   Nur University of Bolivia was established as a Baháʼí school of higher education in August 1984 and started its first academic year in April 1985.

   3.4 km · university in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   General Cemetery of Santa Cruz

   The General Cemetery of Santa Cruz is a public cemetery located in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Located on Viedma Avenue and surrounded by Arenales, Paitití and Salvatierra Streets, it is one of the municipal administration cemeteries.

   2.5 km · cemetery in Santa Cruz de la Sierra · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra

   Private University of Santa Cruz de la Sierra is a private University in Bolivia. Alumni include Brenda Boral, Luis Fernando Camacho and Liliana Colanzi.

   5.8 km · private university in Santa Cruz, Bolivia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Estadio Juan Carlos Durán

   Estadio Juan Carlos Durán is a multi-use stadium in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by Real Santa Cruz.

   2 km · Bolivian sports stadium · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

El Rio Pirai - this is the river that symbolizes so much to Santa Cruz citizens. Monseñor Rivero (Boulevard Cruceño) - this is where most people spend the late afternoon portion of the days; starting at 17:00. La Plaza - go on a Sunday, at around 23:00... just feel the breeze, relax, and close your eyes.

From Wikivoyage: Santa Cruz de la Sierra, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Climb

   Of the Cathedral of Santa Cruz.

2. 02
   Jardín Botánico Municipal
3. 03
   Sloths of Cotoca

   Go sloth "hunting" with your camera at the plaza of Cotoca and try if you can spot the 6ish sloths in the treetops without the help of the locals.

From Wikivoyage: Santa Cruz de la Sierra, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

There are several good restaurants in the north of the city. One of the main clusters of restaurants is spread around Avenida Monseñor Rivero. El Aljibe,. 4 blocks from the central square, on the corner between Potosí and Ñuflo de Chavez. Very good place to try delicious Camba food in a beautiful setting. The restaurant is named for the traditional style well it has in its central courtyard (aljibe in Guaraní).

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Getting to Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Airports

Viru Viru (VVI), 18 km · Alcantarí (SRE), 262 km

Stations

El Trompillo Airport, 1.8 km

• Sucre → Santa Cruz de la Sierra

  260 km · quickest by air, 5h 8m · Bs430–680
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• Cochabamba → Santa Cruz de la Sierra

  319 km · quickest by air, 4h 11m · Bs370–580
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• Oruro → Santa Cruz de la Sierra

  414 km · quickest by air, 6h 9m · Bs390–610
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