Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
7263-1398;
www.traudi.com
; s/d B$70/140, cabins per person B$56-70;
) This
amenable Austrian-run spread southwest of town has ample manicured grounds. It's set up
for family-oriented recreation and the swimming pool is open to nonguests for B$25 per
person.
Residencial Don Jorge $
(
944-6086; Bolívar 20; s/d/tr B$50/100/150, without bathroom B$40/80/120)
Minim-
alist whitewashed rooms, some with private bathroom and cable TV, set around the stand-
ard shady courtyard liberally scattered with hanging oropendola bird nests. Just a short
stagger across the road from the Latina Café.
PENSION
PENSION
Hotel Siles $
(
944-6408; Campero; s/d B$40/80, without bathroom B$30/60)
This neat and tidy
little hostel even throws in a basic breakfast for the price. Rooms are simple but well kept
and there is even the use of a communal kitchen for those who prefer to cook for them-
selves.
Eating & Drinking
The cosmopolitan crowd in Samaipata ensures that good eating is never far away. Besides
the inventive and frequently excellent hotel restaurants such as Luna Verde at Posada del
Sol (
Click here
)
, El Cabildo at El Pueblito (
Click here
)
and the renowned vegan slow
food at La Víspera's Garden Café (
Click here
)
, the following are all good.
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Latina Café $$
(Bolívar 3; mains B$30-60; dinner Mon-Fri, lunch & dinner Sat & Sun)
This bar-res-
taurant serves some of the best food in town: juicy steaks, saucy pastas, vegetarian de-
lights and gorgeous brownies. The lighting is intimate and the sunsets beautiful. For a real
treat try the steak in coca sauce. Happy hour is from 6pm to 7pm.
Tierra Libre $$$
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