Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Information
The reserve is administered by SERNAP in La Paz in conjunction with a local committee
of representatives. Admission to the biosphere reserve is B$35 per person. Horse rentals
are available from around B$70 per eight- hour day.
The best months to visit the reserve are June and July, when there's little rain and the
days are clear; bring warm clothing to protect against the occasional
surazo
. During the
rainy season, days are hot, wet, muggy and miserable with mosquitoes, so bring plenty of
repellent.
Getting There & Away
El Porvenir is 200m off the highway, 90 minutes east of San Borja, and is accessible via
any
movilidad
(anything that moves) between Trinidad and San Borja or Rurrenabaque -
ask your driver to drop you at the entrance. In the dry season Trinidad-bound buses
mainly pass in the morning between 9am and 11am, those for San Borja usually in the late
afternoon between 4pm and 7pm. Otherwise there's surprisingly little traffic. Note that
this route is in a dismal state and often closed during the rainy season, so check the weath-
er forecast before setting out to avoid getting stranded.
San Ignacio de Moxos
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San Ignacio de Moxos is a friendly, tranquil indigenous Moxos village, 92km west of
Trinidad, that dedicates itself to agriculture and oozes an ambience quite distinct from any
other Bolivian town. The people speak an indigenous dialect known locally as
ignaciano,
and their lifestyle, traditions and food are unique in the country. The best time to visit San
Ignacio is during the annual festival on July 30 and 31. This is when the villagers let their
hair down and get their feather headgear up, and don't stop drinking, dancing and letting
off fireworks for three days.
The village was founded as San Ignacio de Loyola by the Jesuits in 1689. In 1749 it
suffered pestilence and had to be shifted to its present location on healthier ground.
