The third Jocheo de Toros was scheduled for October 20, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in the Comunidad Las Barreras. This dated event provides a specific local cultural reference. The landscape and cultural diversity of the broader destination of Santa Cruz also offers a wider regional perspective.

Jocheo de Toros: Date and Program

A corral for four Jocheos, as well as Palo ensebau, Chancho ensebau, and prizes, were organized for this third Jocheo de Toros. A traditional band and hired bulls were also part of the arrangements. A stage and refreshments were specifically intended for government representatives. The date and time refer to the scheduled event in the Comunidad Las Barreras. If you are planning a trip, it is advisable to check the latest event dates.

Landscapes Across the Wider Destination of Santa Cruz

The Valles Cruceños cover approximately 13,000 km² and lie at elevations between 1,200 and 2,000 meters. They include the provinces of Florida, Vallegrande, and Caballero in the Department of Santa Cruz. Their area, elevation, and the provinces named give the region a broad geographic range. The Valles Cruceños are home to inter-Andean dry forest, Bolivian-Tucuman forest, serrano Chaco, subtropical rainforest, and Puna vegetation. The diversity therefore ranges from different forest types to Chaco and Puna vegetation.

The Noel Kempff Mercado National Park offers another natural profile. Its habitats include evergreen rainforests, palm forests, Cerrado, swamps, savannas, gallery forests, and semi-evergreen dry forests. The park is home to viable populations of numerous vertebrate species that are globally endangered or threatened. The Área Protegida de los Valles Cruceños is reported to have 374 bird species, including the endemic Red-fronted Macaw and the Andean Condor. The bird species figure refers to the Área Protegida; the populations of threatened vertebrates are associated with the national park. Thus, within the wider Santa Cruz region, a quantified diversity of birds and a separate description of vertebrate populations sit alongside one another.

Cultural History in Santa Cruz

The Chiquitano culture is also part of the regional cultural context of Santa Cruz. It developed mainly in the Chiquitanía in the Department of Santa Cruz and combines Indigenous Chiquitano traditions with Jesuit influence, introduced in the 17th and 18th centuries. This reference to those centuries places Jesuit influence in its historical context. The combination of these two traditions offers a different cultural perspective from the event scheduled for Las Barreras: here, the focus is on a regionally rooted cultural history, while there, it is on a specific Jocheo de Toros with a date and time.

Together, these include a local cultural event in Las Barreras and natural and cultural topics at the level of the wider destination of Santa Cruz. This distinction helps place the event date and the broadly defined regional landscape and cultural contexts at their respective scales.

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