Santa Cruz Zoo

... change tyres again (how many spares does a bus have?) waking up at about half an hour before our revised time to arrive in Santa Cruz. Only to see the sign saying 156km to go! Patiently we settled back for the journey, the countryside looking far more ...

we rolled into santa cruz, bolivia, today after a little 23 hour jaunt from filadelfia, paraguay. santa cruz is a jumpin´ little city, with some lively street markets selling everything from cheese to soap (rather than soap-flavored cheese like ...

... Luckily, we met some jovial and friendly Portuguese guys at the back of the bus that helped ease the ride. Once we arrived into Santa Cruz we were quite exhausted from our travels so we decided to relax for the next few days.  There wasn't much ...

... de nous endormir.A noter que nous roulons a 50km/h, avec quelques pointes de vitesse a 70. Faudrait pas arriver trop vite a Santa Cruz :)      Lundi 9 Novembre Arrivée a 8h a la gare. Nous allons directement trouver un logement pour y ...

... household. Decided not to go into the office because of our impending trip to the jungle. Had a wander around the centre of Santa Cruz before lunch then stocked up on some fresh coconut for the 2 hour journey ahead. Went into the tour office to ...

Hot, sweaty, and not quite typical Bolivia is what met us in Santa Cruz when we rolled in at 6:30 am. The bus trip in was less than stellar, and Josh and I were both looking forward to passing out for a few more hours. After checking in (YES! They had a ...

... . She is very humanised as she lived with a family in Santa Cruz as a kitten, but was rescued and came to the park from Santa Cruz zoo. She lives in her cage in the jungle, and everyday I take her for walks. The first few days she was really living up to ...

... 's because last night I went out to watch Bolivia play in the Copa America against Peru. It was a poor game though despite ending 2-2. Bolivia had led 2-0 so the atmosphere was a bit tense! We went to the Premium Pub, where they brew their own beer. ...

Santa Cruz is a pleasant place with no real sights. After reading about Santa Cruz I was really looking forward to seeing the sloths in the main plaza. However, I had an out of date guide book and the sloths have been moved to the city zoo. My ...

... she has a talent and im looking forward to her surreal but interesting conversation. In a nutshell, I really enjoyed my time in Santa Cruz (its more Brazilian than Bolivian) especially the hot weather and no doubt Buenos Aires will charm me once ...