Santa Rosa, Bolivia

Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa
Coordinates: 17°53′06″S 64°17′54″W / 17.88500°S 64.29833°W / -17.88500; -64.29833Coordinates: 17°53′06″S 64°17′54″W / 17.88500°S 64.29833°W / -17.88500; -64.29833
Country  Bolivia
Department Santa Cruz
Time zone Bolivia Time (UTC-4)

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.

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


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