Santa Rosa, Bolivia
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Santa Rosa | |
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| Santa Rosa | |
  Santa Rosa | |
| Coordinates: 17°52′03″S 64°14′50″W / 17.86745°S 64.24711°W | |
| Country |  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.
Overview
[edit]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
[edit]The local vegetation includes Siphocampylus tunicatus.[1]
Photo gallery
[edit]The photo gallery gives a good idea of the typical rural village in the foothills of the Andes in Bolivia:
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The access road to Santa Rosa. -
The local Roman Catholic church. (Due for replacement). -
The Plaza, Santa Rosa. -
None of the streets are paved in the village centre. -
There is no mechanical transport inSanta Rosa. -
Donkeys deliver goods to the single shop in Santa Rosa.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.