A break at Concepcion

After leaving the San Martin de Porres Orphanage, we spent two days getting to know Bolivia a bit better. Our journey, again, involved some travel. We first took an overnight bus from Cochabamba to Santa Cruz. Although the seats were prety comfortable, it was still a very long ride. After arriving at Santa Cruz, our guide took us away from the city towards visiting the smaller towns of Concepcion, San Javier and Santa Rita. Many of these towns were founded by Jesuit priests who came on missions during the period of colonization of Bolivia. The towns still conserve some of the original buildings and churches built by the Jesuits. It was interesting to see the mix of religion and local traditions displayed in the artwork. The two days we spent were fun in that they typically ended with a night of kareokee.