Tourism in Comarapa - Santa Cruz

Distance: 241 Kilometers away from Santa Cruz

It is located halfway between the cities of Cochabamba and Santa Cruz. It is situated at an altitude of 1.800 meters above the sea level. The territory is really vast, it comprises three differentiated regions: the higher zone, known as Siberia; the zone of the valleys, where the central community lives; and the lower zone that spreads towards the Amazon plain.

Comarapa was founded on June 11th, 1615. Its first name was Ciudad de Santa María de la Guardia y Mendoza. It was created by following the orders of the Viceroy of Perú. This location was an ancestral Inca fortress. Impressive archaeological traces still survive.