Santa Rosa, Bolivia Explained

Santa Rosa
Official Name:Santa Rosa
Pushpin Map:Bolivia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Santa Cruz
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-17.8675°N -64.2471°W

Santa Rosa is a remote rural village in the Department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It lies to the North of the Santa Cruz/Cochabamba highway and on the Southern border of the Amboro National Park.

Overview

It has one shop and a Roman Catholic church. None of the streets are paved. There are no mains services of any description. Communication with the outside world is by a solar powered radio transmitter. The access road is unpaved and subject to avalanche and flooding.

Environment

The local vegetation includes .[1]

Photo gallery

The photo gallery gives a good idea of the typical rural village in the foothills of the Andes in Bolivia:

Notes and References

  1. Gleason . H. A. . Henry A. Gleason . A Rearrangement of the Bolivian Species of Centropogon and Siphocampylus . . 1921 . 48 . 7 . 194 . 10.2307/2480412 . 2480412 . 0040-9618.