Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ive pieces include leatherwork, hammocks, weavings, handmade paper, greeting cards and
lovely natural-material lamp shades.
ARTS & CRAFTS
Paseo Artesanal La Recova
(Libertad; 8am-8pm Mon-Sat)
An alleyway packed with little stores selling both au-
thentic and fabricated handicrafts at reasonable prices.
Information
Roughly oval in shape, Santa Cruz is laid out in
anillos
(rings), which form concentric
circles around the city center, and
radiales
(spokes) that connect the rings. Radial 1, the
road to Viru-Viru airport, runs roughly north-south; the
radiales
progress clockwise up to
Radial 27.
Within the
primer anillo,
Junín is the street with the most banks, ATMs and internet
cafes, and Av René Moreno is lined with souvenir stores and bars. To the northwest of the
center, Av San Martin, otherwise known as Barrio Equipetrol, is the main area for the
party crowd, being full of bars and clubs.
Dangers & Annoyances
Beware of bogus immigration officials and carefully check the credentials of anyone who
demands to see your passport or other ID. No real police officer will ever ask to see your
documents in the street; be especially wary of 'civilian' police who will most certainly
turn out to be fraudsters.
Emergency
tiembre)
Immigration
Migración
(
333-2136; 8:30am-4:30pm Mon-Fri)
Migración is north of the center,
opposite the zoo entrance. Visa extensions are available here. The most reliable office is at
Viru-Viru airport.
