Singani in Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz was HOT! It's a biggish city very different from the rest of Bolivia.  In the Eastern lowlands it's developing as a big commercial centre but it's not really a tourist destination.  More a chance to do a big laundry and catch up.  

We managed an early morning sort of Park Run in a dilapidated park and visited some art galleries and walked up the bell tower.  We also started taking our Diamox altitude tablets inpreparation to fly to Sucre.

We had moved from the land of the caiparinha to the land of Chuflay, a mixture that is suppposed to be hangover resistant.  It's based on a spirit distilled from Bolivian wine and while I wasn't impressed with the ginger ale and sprite it's mixed with in Chuflay it goes down a treat with plenty of lime and a dash of sprite with plenty of ice.  Best taken on a roof top bar late at night.

The next day was a 25 minute flight up to Sucre.