After a crazy June and July, we decided to take a little mini family vacation to Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Santa Cruz is in the low lands of Bolivia, normally it's tropical, hot, and humid. Well...when we arrived, it was cool and windy! Luckily, it warmed up nicely and we really enjoyed our time there, catching up with each other.
We spent our first two days in the city doing some shopping, as Santa Cruz has a lot more "stuff" than what we have access to in Sucre. Some highlights included shopping at the "Hyper-Maxi", a supermarket very similar to what we are used to at home. We were able to stock up on some food items that we don't normally have in Sucre. Another highlight was eating at a Burger King! (I never thought that eating at Burger King would EVER be a highlight for me, but the smell of fast food did remind me of home!)
We found the city of Santa Cruz to be VERY busy, especially after living in our tranquil Sucre. So we were more than ready for our next destination. We headed just out of the city to the Biocentre Guembe, a 16 acre nature preserve. We enjoyed the butterfly house, the bird sanctuary, horseback ridding, watching the ostriches, playing at the kids park, and of course swimming in the pools. I should mention that because of the cold front that recently moved through South America the water was down right frigid! However, that didn't stop Ella from spending all afternoon "just letting her feet swim!"
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