# Samaipata Municipality, Florida Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/florida/samaipata/ Municipality · Florida Province # Samaipata Samaipata is a municipality of Bolivia in Florida Province, Santa Cruz Department. It covers **1,926.3 km²**. 78 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 165 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,926km² - 165mapped services - 1,540 mtypical elevation ## Where is Samaipata? Samaipata lies in [Florida Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/florida/), [Santa Cruz Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Buena Vista](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/ichilo/buena-vista/), [Cabezas](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/cordillera/cabezas/), [El Torno](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/andres-ibanez/el-torno/), [Mairana](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/florida/mairana/), [Pampa Grande](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/florida/pampa-grande/), [Postrervalle](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/vallegrande/postrervalle/) and [Quirusillas](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/florida/quirusillas/). By area it is the 118th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 48.6% of [Florida Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/florida/). The centre of Samaipata is about 190 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1418° S, 63.7300° W. Source: [Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bol). ## Things to see in and around Samaipata OpenStreetMap lists 61 named sights in Samaipata: 31 attractions; 19 viewpoints; 6 waterfalls; 4 archaeological sites; 1 museum. - Museo Arqueológico Regional de Samaipata · museum - Allkawasi · archaeological site - Centro Político · archaeological site - Fuerte de Samaipata · archaeological site - Kallanka · archaeological site - Cascada 1 · waterfall - Cascada 1 · waterfall - Cascada 2 · waterfall - Cascada 2 · waterfall - Cascada 3 · waterfall - Cascada 3 · waterfall - Bella Vista · viewpoint - Chinkana · viewpoint - Las 5 Hornacinas · viewpoint - Loma de los Condores · viewpoint - Mirador · viewpoint - Mirador · viewpoint - Mirador · viewpoint - Mirador 1 · viewpoint - Mirador 2 · viewpoint - Mirador Cerro de La Patria · viewpoint - Mirador Las Cuevas · viewpoint - Mirador Nº 1 · viewpoint - Mirador Nº 2 · viewpoint - Mirador a Samaipata · viewpoint - Nacimiento Rio Piraí (Confluencia Rios Bermejo y Piojeras) · viewpoint - Paradero 2 · viewpoint - Paradero 3 · viewpoint - Parque Aeronáutico · viewpoint - Piedra de los Condores · viewpoint …and 31 more. Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Samaipata - Time zoneUTC−4, no daylight saving · America/La_Paz - CurrencyBoliviano (BOB) - Country calling code+591 - LanguagesSpanish, Quechua, Aymara - Plug typesType A, C · 115/230 V - Driving sideRight ### Nearest airports - El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) · Santa Cruz70 km - Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) · Santa Cruz84 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:43, sunset around 17:46). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Samaipata Open gazetteers list **78 villages, towns and localities** in Samaipata. The largest with a recorded population: Samaipata (3,500). Settlements here lie between about 975 m and 1,917 m above sea level (median 1,540 m). - Achira - Agua Hedionda - Agua Rica - Alisos - Alto Florida - Alto la Yuruma - Barcelona - Barrientos - Bella Victoria - Bella Vista - Bermejo - Bicoquin - Capa Rosa - Caracore - Castilla - Centro - Chacatial - Chorolque - Chuchal - Comunidad Agua Hedionda - Comunidad Bella Vista - Comunidad Villa Florida - Cuevas - El Empinado - El Fuerte - El Surtidor - Floripondio - La Coca - La Junta - La Laja - La Negra - La Piedra - La Tipa - Lagunillas - Lagunitas - Las Chacras - Las Chacritas - Los Alisos - Los Monos - Los Tulares - Mizca - Monteagudo - Mosquera - Pacay - Pajchita - Palermo - Paredones - Peña Colorada - Piedra Blanca - Piedras Blancas - Postrer Vallecito - Puerto Limon - Puerto Limón - Rinconada - Río Arriba - Samaipata - San Antonio - San Isidro - San Juan del Rosario - Santiago del Valle - Sarzamora - Sivingal - Sivingalito - Surtidor - Taco Blanco - Tambillo - Taperas - Tocos - Tres Cruces - Tucuaral - Tulares - Uyaca - Valle Abajo - Vallecito - Vicoquin - Villa Florida - Villa Nueva - Volcanes Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Samaipata Named natural and historic features inside Samaipata, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Río Bermejo - Río Elvira - Río Mizca - Río Piojeras - Río San Rafael - Río de las Cruces - Río del Chape ### Hills and mountains 13 mountains. - Cerro Mesón · 2,108 m - Cerro La Coca · 1,837 m - Alto de Las Sierras · 1,743 m - Cerro Pontezuelo · 1,740 m - Cerro San Rafael · 1,563 m - Codo de los andes base camp · 1,522 m - Cerro San Rafaelito · 1,516 m - Cerro Totoral · 1,356 m - Cerro Bordaloma · 1,353 m - Cerro Chasbroso · 1,340 m - Cerro La Negra · 1,253 m - Cerro Peña Blanca · 1,192 m - Cerro Derrumbado · 1,175 m ### History 1 ancient site. - Fuerte de Samaipata Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Samaipata and the best time to visit Using the climate of Florida Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,040 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (161 mm) and the driest Jul (33 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 161 Feb 21 142 Mar 21 108 Apr 20 79 May 18 72 Jun 17 64 Jul 17 33 Aug 18 35 Sep 21 42 Oct 22 76 Nov 22 102 Dec 22 127 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Samaipata Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Florida (2do Nivel) · Samaipata 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.17729&mlon=-63.87021#map=17/-18.17729/-63.87021) Bank Banco Union - Agencia Samaipata · Samaipata 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.17996&mlon=-63.87525#map=17/-18.17996/-63.87525) Petrol pump ES Samaipata - YPFB · Samaipata 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.17707&mlon=-63.86917#map=17/-18.17707/-63.86917) Hotel La Bolivianita · Samaipata 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.19279&mlon=-63.73904#map=17/-18.19279/-63.73904) School U.E. John Andrews · Samaipata 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.15177&mlon=-63.71509#map=17/-18.15177/-63.71509) Police station Policia de Samaipata · Samaipata 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.18040&mlon=-63.87698#map=17/-18.18040/-63.87698) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Samaipata Places mapped inside Samaipata in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Banks2 - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels72 - Schools33 - Pharmacies3 - Restaurants47 - Police stations1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other municipalities in Florida Province - Mairana - Pampa Grande - Quirusillas ## Quick answers - Where is Samaipata?In Florida Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia - What borders Samaipata?Buena Vista, Cabezas, El Torno, Mairana, Pampa Grande, Postrervalle and Quirusillas - What is there to see in Samaipata?Achira Entrada, Allkawasi, Arroyo ando, Bella Vista - What time zone is Samaipata in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Samaipata?Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in Samaipata?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Samaipata?78 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Samaipata?Settlements lie between 975 m and 1,917 m - What is the highest point in Samaipata?Cerro Mesón (2,108 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Samaipata?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Samaipata?Hospital Florida (2do Nivel), about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Samaipata?Banco Union - Agencia Samaipata, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Samaipata?ES Samaipata - YPFB, about 15 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Samaipata?4 mapped - How many banks are in Samaipata?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Samaipata?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Samaipata?BO070901 (OCHA common operational dataset)