Samaipata, Bolivia Travel Blogs

Uphill slog in Samaipata
Feb 7, 2006 (3 photos)

... So we decided to go with plan B - hiring bikes and cycling to the nearby Pre-Inca archeological site called El Fuerte. Samaipata town itself is a pleasant little place, surrounded by green hills and with a pretty town square. It´s located at an altitude ...

El Fuerte, The Strength.
Mar 3, 2006 (9 photos)

... without too much more trouble now that we were pro´s against these guys. Despite the main Carnival finishing a week earlier, Samaipata has another mini-carnival one week later, just exactly where we were. We were trying to decide whether we should stay ...

My 31st birthday in the Orient of Bolivia
Mar 2, 2006

Ok, i am cheating again but this is the last time........Thanks Ron for keeping your blog current so i can use it :)0 http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/irax/rtw_2005/1141148880/tpod.html

Off to the country!!! Lovely!!!
Nov 6, 2007 (14 photos)

... kid in the back and 3 adults in the front!!!) to Samaipata.  Well if I thought Santa Cruz was relaxed I simply LOVED Samaipata.  It was just stunning to chill out and walk around the near by country side.  This is when I hate having flights ...

Mysterious signs in rock
Apr 4, 2008 (3 photos)

... throughout Mexico were nothing of the sort). El Fuerte The site is the top of a sandstone hill. The hills around Samaipata are attractive mounds of sandstone thinly covered with grass and trees. El Fuerte however has a hump of sandstone exposed at the ...

Guiding the Guide
Jul 3, 2008 (30 photos)

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Zu Gast bei den Inkas
Jun 21, 2007 (22 photos)

... zwei Sitze weiter nur ein "Ach, die schlaeft einfach nur." Na dann... Hier wird man wohl recht frueh abgehaertet! Samaipata selbst war dann auch wirklich das kleine, suesse Oertchen, wie wir uns das gewuenscht hatten. 2000 Einwohner und ein paar ...

I can see why Che came by this area
Apr 23, 2006 (3 photos)

... to the gas station on the main road where we would catch the overnight bus to sucre, and said our goodbyes to samaipata. Housing ACCOMIDATIONS: We stayed at Bolivian Romance La Posada. 1/2 a block formthe main plaza 944-6218 www.bolivianromance.net This ...

Samaipata, the little mountain town
May 26, 2008 (15 photos)

... ), checked out the crapola markets..... what a big fat waste of time and then checked our email and headed straight back to Samaipata. After seeing several people miss night buses over the previous few days we made sure we were down at the stop rather ...

The Giant Ferns
Jul 24, 2004 (7 photos)

An hour away in a jeep, up the worst road I have ever travelled in my life, we started a walk into the Cloudforest to view the giant ferns. Emerging at the summit we were treated to amazing views of the foothills of the Andes. It was a very tiring day ...

The road to Samaipata
Jul 22, 2004 (5 photos)

It was two and a half hours from Santa Cruz to Samaipata, despite only being about 70 miles. The road started off good, but soon deteriorated to concrete before finally disappearing into huge stone cobbles and giant potholes. There seemed to be no logical ...

Samaipata
Aug 13, 2008 (5 photos)

... , the centre of most of the anti-Evo pressure, so we headed for the hills to a beautiful little town called Samaipata. (Evo was re-elected by a clear majority). Samaipata is just coming onto the tourist radar and with good reason. It´s ...

Marching leaves
Nov 6, 2009

5th november 2009 Hostal Andrena, Samaipata, Bolivia (110 Bs) Absolutely perfect Santa Cruz – Sampaita (130 kms) Yesterday was a long day which began at 6.30 and ended at 7pm. Thankfully, the weather began a little overcast in Santa Cruz, but by the ...

Samaipata
Nov 15, 2006 (13 photos)

was gibt es in samaipata zu sehen? ein riesen inca site! hier haben sich die incas ein lager eingerichtet, das highlight hier ist dass sie einen riesenstein (200m*40m) bearbeitet und wohnlich gemacht haben. auf den fotos die ich gemacht habe gut zu ...

Samaipata Again
Sep 17, 2004 (6 photos)

... a new passport, we had to change our plans somewhat. Instead of going back to the Pantanal, I took Trish up to Samaipata. Unfortunately the burning of the fields around Santa Cruz led to incredibly poor visibility so Trish was denied the magnificent views ...

Scary Encounter with a Bogus Cop
Aug 5, 2005

... the Argentinian may have been in on it. He was a bloody good actor if he was. After lunch we get a collectivo taxi to Samaipata. It takes two hours. Samaipata is a quiet retreat for the well to do of Santa Cruz. Tomorrow is the Bolivian ...

Waterfalls and Wanders
Aug 8, 2005

... flock of parrots that kept flashing past which, like kingfishers and humming birds, are nigh on impossible to photograph. Back at Samaipata we went on an enjoyable 13km circular walk up the hills south of the village. We took the stove and cooked our ...

Santa Cruz and Samaipata
Jun 23, 2009 (11 photos)

... watch Lethal Weapon! When we got to Santa Cruz we basically had a few days resting, using the internet and chilling before heading to Samaipata. The journey to Samaipata was extremely bumpy, winding up through the mountains, but when we got there it was a ...

alien formations or just some more ruins
Apr 3, 2006

... type of road (where for the first time in ages i was sick all the way), we wound up in the small quaint tow of samaipata at 5am in the morning. without having read a thing about this small country villiage, we were pretty lost to where to go since a, it ...

Eine Busfahrt die ist lustig...
Jun 22, 2007 (1 photos)

... brav in Santa Cruz ein Busticket fuer die Weiterfahrt von Samaipata aus gekauft, da man uns erzaehlt hatte, dass das in Samaipata ziemlich schwierig waere. Und wir hatten es natuerlich geglaubt. Genauso wie wir den Preis von 100 Bolivanos (ca. 10 Euro) ...

Back in the countryside
Jul 8, 2007

... ' to SAmaipata, a collective taxi. You have to wait for 4 people to fill the taxi, which took about 30 seconds. Samaipata is a beautiful little village about 3 hours drive from Santa Cruz through some spectacular mountain scenery. We're on the elbow of the ...

El Fuerto
Jun 10, 2007 (6 photos)

... Went to a bar on the night with Lou, Olley and an English lad who was doing some volunteering work looking after horses in Samaipata.We put the world to rights, talked about life, religion and why we are here. Im sure we worked out the key to the universe ...

Ruins, waterfalls and the cutest spaniel
Apr 4, 2008 (4 photos)

... babies seated in front and behind of us weren't howling... what a bus ride. At 6am we arrived at our destination, tiny Samaipata. A lovely English guy answered the hostel door and it was with relief that I crawled under the sheets, which were crisp and ...

I´m Bolivian to I Die....
Aug 6, 2005

... , a humming bird immediately appears, buggering off before I can even get the sandwich out of my mouth. We return to find Samaipata's independance day fiesta in full swing. A corner of the plaza is covered with patio furniture and it seems the entire ...

...thars hippies in dem der hills....
May 24, 2008 (14 photos)

... a long weekend and this place seems to be anythign but that quiet rested little place....there are people on holidays enjoying all that Samaipata has to offer and there is a buzz in the air. Whist having lunch we over hear that there is to be a fiesta ...

Samaipata
Jul 4, 2006

What a nightmare to get here! Our flight was delayed by five hours, meaning we arrived in Bolivia in the middle of the night. We were told then that the following day they were holding elections to determine whether or not the different Bolivian states ...

Samaipata
Aug 15, 2007

Samaipata

A Visit to the Village of Samaipata
Aug 9, 2008 (6 photos)

... , we had a super muchisimo taxi driver, who had to pass everything in sight, no matter what, curves, hills, curves and hills. Samaipata has a beautiful cathedral and relaxing plaza; the village is pretty quiet, and not too much to do.  I found my ...

El Fuerte
Aug 7, 2007 (24 photos)

Early wake up an hour late, we set off to El Fuerte: 5km downhill on the road, and then 5 more uphill to the top. There were clouds, lots of clouds. No sunrise then, and on top of that it was really cold, wit a breeze to help not get any warmer. Taking ...

Up into the hills and under waterfalls
Aug 6, 2007 (28 photos)

... was good, the wake up was smooth. We got ready and headed out in search of the place to catch transportation to Samaipata. A taxi cooperative, where a few cars were waiting for passengers. A couple of Bolivians were waiting to go, so we hoped on and ...