Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales (Santa Cruz de la
Sierra) Print version ISSN 1819-0545 ROIG, Francisco and
REICHSFELD, David. Santa Cruz de la Sierra and its Jewish
colonial legacy. Rev. humanid. cienc. soc. (St. Cruz Sierra)
[online]. 2008, vol.4Selected edition, pp. 103-114. ISSN
1819-0545. Santa Cruz de la Sierra is Bolivia's economic hub and
its most populated city; it is also one of Latin America's
fastest growing urban areas, with more than 70 per cent of its
population living above poverty level. Its modern architecture
and broad avenues make home to approximately two million people,
from very diverse backgrounds, who have built a very unique
society in the heart of South America. This vibrant and
ethnically diverse city was, only fifty years ago, an
impoverished, isolated frontier town of approximately 40,000
inhabitants who carried, often unknowingly, the legacy of many
of the city's founders, who were of Jewish origin. This article
intends to unveil some facts of this interesting legacy,