Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ACCOMMODATION
Hostal Juanita
Caballero 123 03 9422231,
hostaljuanita@cotas.net
.
A welcoming
place with a central courtyard and a (non-functioning) fountain,
Hostal Ju
anita
has comfort-
able rooms with private or shared bathrooms; some have TVs and fridges.
Bs60
Hostal Vallegrande
Santa Cruz 125 03 9422281,
hostalvallegrande@bolinet.net.bo
.
Clean, simple rooms with either shared or private bathrooms are on o
ffer
here; the latter are
well
worth the extra Bs10 and come with TVs too. En-suite rooms
Bs50
;
shared bathroom
Bs40
Hotel Santa Cruz
Near the market on Santa Cruz and Florida 03 9422518.
Smarter than
most of its competitors,
Hote
l Santa Cruz
has decent rooms - all en-suite and with TVs - and
rates include breakfast.
Bs80
Seda Residencial Ganadera
A block northeast of Plaza 26 de Enero at Bolívar 115 03
9422176.
An inexpensive choice,
Sede R
eside
ncial Ganadera
has reasonable rooms with
private bathrooms and breakfast included.
Bs50
EATING
Calle Chaco
There are plenty of inexpensive places to eat on Calle Chaco near the covered
market.
Churasqueria El Gaucho
Justoffthe plaza onSeñordeMalta.
Ifyou'relooking forahearty
feed,
Churasqueria El Gaucho
serves massive slabs of Argentine-style steak with all the
trimmings. Mains Bs25-50.
Mon-Sat.
El Mirador
Overlooking the town from the top of Escalante y Mendoza.
With great views of
thetown,
El Mirador
alsoproducesagoodrangeofsteaks, chicken andfishdishes,aswell as
a few pizzas and pastas. There's plenty of Che memorabilia on display too. Mains Bs25-49.
Daily.
DIRECTORY
Exchange
Several shops on Chaco change dollars, but not travellers' cheques.
Internet
On the main plaza and Santa Cruz.
Telephones
The ENTEL office is just off Plaza 26 de Enero on Bolívar.
La Higuera and around
LA HIGUERA
, the hamlet where Che Guevara's dreams of leading a continent-wide re-
volution ended in defeat and death, lies about 50km south of Vallegrande, a three-hour drive
along a very rough dirt road via the slightly larger village of Pucará. Set in a region of low,
crumpled mountains covered in scrubby vegetation broken by occasional maize and potato
