In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, you grow up knowing about certain places and they become mainstays. There is less competition since the population is so small and little communities form to help each other out and their businesses. For example, the Korean community in Santa Cruz is so tight-knit that it’s easy to identify them based on which church they go to and if they don’t go to church, which church they are affiliated with (where most of their friends and family attend). This idea stretches to other types of communities of people who live in Santa Cruz.
On our last day in Bolivia, we went to our church to say goodbye to our community and an unexpected trip to eat duck was devised by a few family friends. «¿Quieres comer pato?» – «Do you want to eat duck?» exclaimed Mrs. Yoon. We were about to head out to Cotoca, a neighboring city so we turned her down. Have you ever tried turning down an adamant Korean lady? Needless to say, five minutes later we were caravaning down a really long road to eat duck with three Korean families.
When it comes to restaurants, you can ask any local where the best place for ____ is and they can rattle off the handful of restaurants that specialize in it. It’s a totally different feel from the LA restaurant scene, where many restaurants open and shutter within a year. In fact, when I went back this time, not only did I see most of the familiar restaurants still thriving, but many of them have now become franchises. Even when trying to write this review, a simple question on facebook about the name of the restaurant had four of my ex-classmates chiming in to identify the restaurant.
If you’re ever in Santa Cruz, this place is a MUST VISIT. You won’t regret it. I still have yet to have better duck than this place in the last five years and I’ve eaten at some pretty swank places before.
LA SIERRA RESTAURANT
Especialidad en Patos, carnes a la parrilla
(Specializes in Duck and Grilled Meat)
Km. 23 Doble Vía la Guardia
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Tel: 384- 0009
Quiero darte las gracias de nuevo por haber pensado en mi para este premio. Los invito a visitar el blog de Marina, que estoy segura les gustara y sera de mucha utilidad para conservarse saludables.
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