Parque Urbano de Preservación Ecológica La Madre is a municipal protected area in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, recognized for its seminatural habitats and ecological values. It offers a different kind of city green space: one managed to conserve nature as well as provide an area for recreation.
- Official municipal name: Parque Urbano de Preservación Ecológica “Curichi La Madre”
- From Buganvillas Hotel Suites & Spa: about 6 minutes by car or 24 minutes on foot
- Protected-area status: municipal designation consolidated by ordinance
What kind of park visit to expect
Parque La Madre is an urban seminatural protected area, rather than simply a landscaped city park. The municipality’s management plan is intended to conserve the area’s habitats and biological and ecological values.
Municipal Ordinance 044/2007 consolidated the protected area in neighborhood units U.V. 112 and 113, specifying an area of 498,299.190 square meters. That ordinance identifies it as a municipal protected area in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The name used by the municipality is Parque Urbano de Preservación Ecológica “Curichi La Madre.”
The management plan sets out recommended uses and activities, technical-administrative restrictions, and control and monitoring measures. In practical terms, the area’s protected status shapes how it is managed and what activities are appropriate. For another city-park setting, Parque El Arenal and Santa Cruz’s central parks offer a useful point of comparison.
How do you get from Buganvillas Suites to Parque La Madre?
Parque La Madre is about 1.3 km from Buganvillas Hotel Suites & Spa; the trip is about 6 minutes by car or 24 minutes on foot. For getting around Santa Cruz more broadly, this guide to transport around the city covers the wider context.
The route times are useful for planning, but they do not describe conditions on a particular day.
Facilities, access and park rules
The protected area has a management plan that guides permitted uses, restrictions, and monitoring. Municipal departments are directed to follow that plan within their respective responsibilities.
If you are arranging a room alongside your visit, Buganvillas Suites’ hotel rooms are listed on the hotel’s rooms page. The municipality’s approved plan comprises two volumes, 307 pages and two appendices.
Its scale reflects the work involved in managing a protected urban area, rather than setting out a visitor ticket or a general schedule. No visitor opening hours or ticket details are established here, so check the official site before you go.
Choosing a time for an outdoor visit
There is no confirmed daily schedule to plan around, so arrange the visit around your own timing and check current access arrangements before setting out. The area’s management plan provides the framework for conservation and control, rather than a stated timetable for visits.
Curichi La Madre also has an ecological role within the city: the municipal decree describes it as a seminatural area with habitats and biological and ecological values intended for conservation. That protected landscape is what distinguishes this visit among parks in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
FAQs
What is the official name of Parque La Madre?
The municipality calls it Parque Urbano de Preservación Ecológica “Curichi La Madre.”
Is Parque La Madre a protected area?
Yes. It is a municipal protected area in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, with its boundaries consolidated under Municipal Ordinance 044/2007.
How far is Parque La Madre from Buganvillas Hotel Suites & Spa?
It is about 1.3 km away, with a reported travel time of about 6 minutes by car or 24 minutes on foot.