Between the Incahuasi mountain ranges and semi-desert plains that give way to the dry Chaco forest lie Cajones de Abapó and Quebrada de Cuevo. The latter is considered a landscape of incomparable panoramic beauty. The description thus brings together mountain ranges, drier transition zones and specific named landscapes. If you choose Cordillera for its landscapes, you can place each location within this broader natural region.

Waterfall and lagoon in the Serranía Sararenda

The landscape features of the Serranía Sararenda Department Wildlife Refuge include Chorro de La Planchada waterfall and Laguna de Camatindy. The waterfall and lagoon offer a different perspective from the wide-ranging transitions between the mountains and the Chaco: here, the focus is on two specific types of water feature. This gives you another perspective when choosing a destination in Cordillera. You can weigh the broader landscape against an interest in individual named natural features, without making either part of a specific itinerary.

Cuevo as an occasion to attend an event

The Fiesta Nacional del Asado Criollo is one of the activities in Cuevo that attracts visitors. As a named festival, it offers a different focus from the region’s landscape features. If you want to make the festival the reason for your trip, check the event dates before planning. This lets you consider when to travel as a separate decision alongside the general question of whether you are choosing Cordillera mainly for its landscapes or for a festival in Cuevo.

Santa Cruz in the wider context

The broader destination of Santa Cruz is also home to the Valles Cruceños. They cover around 13,000 km², span elevations between 1,200 and 2,000 meters, and include the provinces of Florida, Vallegrande and Caballero in the Department of Santa Cruz. Their vegetation ranges from inter-Andean dry forest and Bolivian-Tucuman forest to serrano Chaco, subtropical rainforest and Puna vegetation. The wider regional context of Santa Cruz therefore includes a variety of landscape types. The Área Protegida de los Valles Cruceños is also said to be home to 374 bird species, including the endemic red-fronted macaw and the Andean condor.

Chiquitano culture also belongs in this broader context. It developed mainly in Chiquitanía in the Department of Santa Cruz and combines the traditions of the Indigenous Chiquitano people with Jesuit influence introduced in the 17th and 18th centuries. The wider destination’s cultural context therefore includes a clearly identified region and a history that brings together Indigenous traditions and historical influences.

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park in Santa Cruz offers another kind of landscape. Its habitats include evergreen rainforest, palm forests, Cerrado, swamps, savannas, gallery forests and semi-evergreen dry forests.

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For the broader travel overview: Santa Cruz.