Santa Rosa, Bolivia

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Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa
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Santa Rosa
Coordinates: 17°52′03″S64°14′50″W / 17.86745°S 64.24711°W / -17.86745; -64.24711
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Department Santa Cruz
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

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.

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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 Siphocampylus tunicatus  [ Wikidata ]. [1]

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

References

  1. Gleason, H. A. (1921). "A Rearrangement of the Bolivian Species of Centropogon and Siphocampylus". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club . 48 (7): 194. doi:10.2307/2480412. ISSN   0040-9618. JSTOR   2480412.