Las Barreras – Jocheo de Toros 2024
Accommodation in Las Barreras
A specific cultural reference to Las Barreras is the third Jocheo de Toros. It was scheduled for October 20, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in the Comunidad Las Barreras. The event is therefore clearly anchored to a specific place and time by its date, time, and Comunidad.
For this third Jocheo de Toros, organizers arranged a corral for four Jocheos, Palo ensebau, prizes, and Chancho ensebau. There was also a traditional band, a stage for government representatives, refreshments for government representatives, and rented bulls. The time specifies when the event was scheduled, while the other details describe the planned arrangements.
Regional setting: Santa Cruz
The Valles Cruceños are located in the broader travel destination of Santa Cruz. They cover about 13,000 km² and lie at elevations between 1,200 and 2,000 meters; they comprise the provinces of Florida, Vallegrande, and Caballero in the Department of Santa Cruz. Their area and elevation range provide two distinct measurements of this larger region. These details refer to the Valles Cruceños, not to the local characteristics of Las Barreras. The range from 1,200 to 2,000 meters represents an overall elevation span of 800 meters.
The Noel Kempff Mercado National Park is also located in this broader travel destination, in Velasco Province. The UNESCO description notes viable populations there of numerous vertebrate species that are threatened or endangered worldwide. The park includes evergreen rainforests, palm forests, cerrado, swamps, savannas, gallery forests, and semi-evergreen dry forests. The range of habitats listed shows that the park encompasses several distinct landscape types.
The Ãrea Protegida de los Valles Cruceños is said to have 374 bird species, including the endemic red-fronted macaw and the Andean condor. Vegetation in the Valles Cruceños includes inter-Andean dry forest, Bolivian-Tucuman forest, serrano Chaco, subtropical humid forest, and Puna vegetation. The bird count and vegetation details offer two ways of approaching the region’s natural environment: a numerical classification of its species and a description of its vegetation types.
The two natural areas also differ in the kinds of details given: the national park is described in terms of habitats and vertebrate populations, while the Valles Cruceños are described in terms of bird numbers and vegetation. This makes it possible to consider these natural features separately within Santa Cruz.
The Chiquitano culture is part of Santa Cruz’s cultural setting. It developed mainly in the ChiquitanÃa in the Department of Santa Cruz and combines the traditions of the Indigenous Chiquitano people with Jesuit influence, introduced in the 17th and 18th centuries. The location, ChiquitanÃa, and the period when this influence was introduced provide two different points of reference: one geographical and one historical. This cultural history thus complements the natural setting with a distinct perspective on the broader region.
This keeps the specific local event distinct from the broader regional setting.
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