The Los Volcanes name is an error; through there was volcanic activity in the area some millions of years ago, there is no volcano whatsoever today; the name is simply a reference the curious rock formations in the hills and mountains. The Los Volcanes community is made up of about 14 families, almost all originally from the Valle Grande region who moved to Los Volcanes about 30 years ago, so that the younger generation was born in the place. Los Volcanes is a difficult area for agriculture, the plots of land are small compared to what is normal in the Bolivian east; and it if because of this that tourism is a true alternative for them.

The Los Volcanes shelter has a small cabin with private bath and two rooms, one with a double bed, and the other with twin beds. There is a dining-room, a kitchen and sanitary facilities, and enough space for camping. It is an ideal place for student trips, but also an alternative for adult tourists, who can stay in the cabin.

To get to Los Volcanes, one can go either in one’s own vehicle, which implies leaving it in the care of the owner of the Oriental restaurant in Bermejo, or one can take public transportation. The most comfortable thing it to take an express taxi that go from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Samaipata. These are found in the corner of the Izozog and Parapeto streets, or the 101 line buses that leave from the new Terminal Bimodal toward Bermejo. The cost will be about Bs. 100 and it will take a little more than an hour to traverse the sixty kilometers from Santa Cruz to Bermejo.

In Bermejo, a guide, member of the Los Volcanes community will take the travelers on foot, crossing the Colorado river over ten times to arrive at the shelter after about 8 kilometers, and between two and three hours’ walk.

The walk on foot from the highway to the shelter and back, which can also be done on horseback, it in itself a splendid experience’ one should be prepared with proper sandals for walking through the water.

There are also a series of walks that can be undertaken with an assigned guide. In some cases they are appropriate only for persons in good condition and without vertigo.



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