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and less stifling temperatures than the humid Amazon Basin. Winter rainfall means little
more than 10-minute downpours, but a single summer deluge can last for days. At times
during winter,
surazos
(chilly winds) blow in from Patagonia and the Argentine pampas
and the temperature plummets.
National Parks
Parque Nacional Amboró is an unquestionable highlight of the region. The remote Parque
Nacional Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco is Latin America's largest park but is largely inaccess-
ible.
Getting There & Away
Santa Cruz is the country's most connected city. Many flights from Europe and neighbor-
ing countries come direct to Santa Cruz and are worth considering if you're arriving from
sea level and don't want to spend days acclimatizing in La Paz. Direct flights depart daily
for Asunción, Buenos Aires, Miami, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, as well as a compre-
hensive network of domestic destinations.
Trains trundle south to Argentina and east to the Brazilian Pantanal, and there are long-
distance buses running along paved roads to the west and south.
