Santa Cruz de la Sierra, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the capital city of the Santa Cruz department in eastern Bolivia. Santa Cruz is the largest town in Bolivia.

The city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra was founded by Ñuflo de Chávez on February 26, 1560. Chávez named the new city in honor of his beloved native city in Extremadura, Spain. The city originally lay 220 km east of its current location, on the shores of the Piraí river. But, by the end of the 16th century, the city was moved to its present position, 50 km east of the Cordillera Oriental foothills.

Main attractions of Santa Cruz :

Municipal Zoo

Plaza 24 de Septiembre

Cathedral with its museum

Museo de Historia Natural

Lomas de Arena de El Palmar: Located 16 Km south of Santa Cruz these large sand dunes and fresh water lagoons are ideal for weekend picnics and swimming.

Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado: Really worth seeing, this spectacular natural park, about 440 Km northeast of Santa Cruz, has incredible scenery of waterfalls, rivers, rainforests and a wide variety of flora and fauna.

El Fuerte de Samaipata: Fortress 120 Km southwest from Santa Cruz. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee declared the entire Inc ruins complex of around 40 hectares a “World Heritage Site” in 1998.

Flight to Santa Cruz with Copa Airlines

Viru Viru International Airport is Bolivia's largest and most modern airport.

Copa Airlines is operating flights to Santa Cruz in Bolivia and Panama City.

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