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Samaipata
Museum and the Fortress
- Itineraries of 1 Day 0 Night
From the city of Santa Cruz
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1 Day 0 Night
At 7:30 we meet at your place, and then go to Samaipata on a paved road, a trip of approximately 3 hours. There are 75 miles or 120 km from Santa Cruz which is approximately at 1,200 feet or 370 meters above sea le vel. Samaipata is approximately at 5,900 feet or 1800 meter above sea level.
In the outskirts of Santa Cruz the contour of the highway to Samaipata begins to change from urban plains to a narrower highway that starts its way up bordering mountains on one side and the Pirai River on the other side, and the landscape changes to sandy rock and green mountains.
The entire highway until the town of Samaipata is paved except for some parts where the pavement has disappeared due to landslides or because many parts are under maintenance. We will stop in any places where the visitor wishes to take some photographs.
On the way two Samaipata we planned do two short visits to Laguna Volcan and Cuevas
The first on is Laguna Volcan. This Eco-Resort ***** is located at 81 km away from the city of Santa Cruz on the Integrated Manegement Area (ANMI) of Amboro National park Sourh side. Here we will have the time for a cup of coffee and for some photographs.
After visiting Laguna Volcan we get back on the highway to drive one more hour to reach Cuevas. The entrance to this place is on the highway. Here we will have a short walk of about 20 mininutes and the chance to have a swing in the natural pool of this place.
Samipata has tempered climate during the day and it is a little cold during the night. 
Once in Samaipata we will visit the museum, where we will be able to appreciate different objects and ceramics that remain as a testimony of the different cultures that settled in the surroundings or from sites of Bolivia. The museum also has different pictures that explain the pass of the different cultures that left their signs on the famous carved rock known as “El Fuerte” (The Fortress) which is said to be the largest carved rock of the planet Earth. The museum has a small model of this rock.
We have lunch and rest a little in one of the restaurants of Samaipata.
In the afternoon, we go to El Fuerte, the entrance to the secondary road that leads to fort is located 2.5 miles or 4 kilometers away from the town of Samaipata by the paved road to Santa Cruz. From  this point we go up on a secondary unpaved road in the vehicle to the top of the mountain where El Fuerte is located and from where the footpath begins.
Once we are there, a specialized guide will accompany us during the long walk around the big carved rock, providing us with the explanations of the possible reasons for the carving made there, the strategic location that this place had in those days and the clash of different cultures that happened in this location for this reason. (Take a sweater)
During the hike it is fascinating to wonder about the experiences lived by the different cultures that passed through this magnificent place.
When the tour of El Fuerte is over, we return in the same vehicle to the highway that leads to the  city of Santa Cruz
Once in the city we will leave you in your place.
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Amboró Tours is the only original source of this Itinerary
Amboró Tours also offers shorter or longer tours to this destination.
Adverse climatologic conditions or social unrest can change the original itinerary.
Be prepared to protect yourself against cold (sweater) the sun (sun lotion, sunglasses, hat or cap, long-sleeved shirt, long trousers and others) and rain (impermeable clothes)
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