Armchair Research Paper
Our armchair travels about South America have taken us to Bolivia which is in the central part. The country has a varied terrain spanning the Andes Mountains, the Atacama Desert and the Amazon Basin rainforest.
Our first stop is Santa de la Sierra which is Bolivia’s commercial center and the capital city of the Santa Cruz department. It lies on the Pirai River in the tropical lowlands east of the Andes. It was founded in the 1500s by the Spanish and today is a cosmopolitan hub.
Jardin Zoological has a collection of native birds, mammals and reptiles. You can see free-ranging sloths and squirrel monkeys in the trees.
Museo Guarani is a small but interesting museum that offers exhibitions of Guarani culture. It is right in front of the zoo. Visitors enjoy the animal masks and rinajas or huge clay pots that are used for …show more content…
It is a green oasis and is wonderful for resting, strolling or paddling a boat around the lagoon. You can visit the promenade’s island, featuring a mural by famous Santa Cruz artist Carlo Lorgio Vaca. You can also visit the Museo Etnofolklorico Municipal which displays artifacts from Eastern Bolivia’s different ethnic groups.
Just a short day trip from Santa Cruz you can find the Guembe Biocentro & Resort which is an amazing nature park that features three lagoons for kayaking, swimming and fishing. There’s a large butterfly dome and a large orchid exhibition. Other features are a children’s playground and a huge soccer field. You can enjoy activities like horseback riding, hiking, mountain biking and buggy rides. There is a restaurant on site, a resort hotel, bungalows and camping facilities.
Amboro National Park is a nature reserve with more than 912 species of birds and over 177 mammalian species among them puma and the rare spectacled bear. There are lovely walks. cascading waterfalls, spectacular landscapes and a great diversity of flora and
Our first stop is Santa de la Sierra which is Bolivia’s commercial center and the capital city of the Santa Cruz department. It lies on the Pirai River in the tropical lowlands east of the Andes. It was founded in the 1500s by the Spanish and today is a cosmopolitan hub.
Jardin Zoological has a collection of native birds, mammals and reptiles. You can see free-ranging sloths and squirrel monkeys in the trees.
Museo Guarani is a small but interesting museum that offers exhibitions of Guarani culture. It is right in front of the zoo. Visitors enjoy the animal masks and rinajas or huge clay pots that are used for …show more content…
It is a green oasis and is wonderful for resting, strolling or paddling a boat around the lagoon. You can visit the promenade’s island, featuring a mural by famous Santa Cruz artist Carlo Lorgio Vaca. You can also visit the Museo Etnofolklorico Municipal which displays artifacts from Eastern Bolivia’s different ethnic groups.
Just a short day trip from Santa Cruz you can find the Guembe Biocentro & Resort which is an amazing nature park that features three lagoons for kayaking, swimming and fishing. There’s a large butterfly dome and a large orchid exhibition. Other features are a children’s playground and a huge soccer field. You can enjoy activities like horseback riding, hiking, mountain biking and buggy rides. There is a restaurant on site, a resort hotel, bungalows and camping facilities.
Amboro National Park is a nature reserve with more than 912 species of birds and over 177 mammalian species among them puma and the rare spectacled bear. There are lovely walks. cascading waterfalls, spectacular landscapes and a great diversity of flora and