Bolivia
Bolivia Santa Cruz Mission
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
- Location
- Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
- Country
- Bolivia
- Region
- South America
- Local time
- America/La Paz
- Coordinates
- 17.8° S, 63.2° W
- Elevation
- 433 m (1,421 ft)
- Population of Santa Cruz
- 1,831,434
- Climate
- Tropical savanna (Köppen Aw)
- Currency
- Bolivian boliviano (BOB Bs.)
- Languages in Bolivia
- Spanish, Aymara, Quechua
Where is the Bolivia Santa Cruz Mission?
The Bolivia Santa Cruz Mission is based in Santa Cruz, in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. Santa Cruz lies about 260 km (160 miles) north-east of Sucre, at 17.8° S, 63.2° W and about 433 m (1,421 ft) above sea level.
Santa Cruz has a recorded population of about 1.8 million. Bolivia Santa Cruz North Mission is also based in Santa Cruz, so the two missions divide the area between them.
Missionaries assigned here serve across areas set by the mission, which can reach well beyond Santa Cruz itself, and they are transferred between those areas during a mission.
Where this information comes from
Local time in Santa Cruz
Missionary Tracker shows this clock and today’s weather next to your missionary, so nobody has to work out whether it is a reasonable hour to write.
Climate and seasons in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Hot through the whole year, split into a distinct wet season and a distinct dry season rather than into summer and winter. The warmest month is November, averaging a daily high of 32 °C (90 °F); the coolest is July, averaging a daily low of 15 °C (59 °F). Around 1,257 mm (49.5 in) of precipitation falls in an average year, most of it in January and least in August.
Wet season
November – March
- Average high
- 31 °C (88 °F)
- Average low
- 21 °C (70 °F)
- Rainfall
- 766 mm (30.2 in)
Dry season
April – October
- Average high
- 28 °C (82 °F)
- Average low
- 18 °C (64 °F)
- Rainfall
- 491 mm (19.3 in)
This describes the weather, not what to pack. Your Missionary Portal and the mission’s own “what to bring” instructions decide your clothing and equipment, and they take priority over anything here.
Languages
Languages most widely used in Bolivia are Spanish, Aymara and Quechua.
- Spanish
- Aymara
- Quechua
This describes the country, not the assignment. The language a missionary is called to speak is set by the Church and stated in the call itself — it can differ from the languages above, and missionaries in one mission are not always assigned the same one.
Preparing to serve in the Bolivia Santa Cruz Mission
Start with the instructions in your Missionary Portal and the mission’s own letter — those are the only sources that speak for the Bolivia Santa Cruz Mission. These guides cover the practical side nobody sends you: the paperwork, the shopping, the packing and the last weeks at home.
What to Do After Receiving Your Mission Call
The call answers where and when. This is the order to do everything that follows, starting with the parts that have deadlines.
Read the guideLDS Mission Preparation Checklist: Everything to Do Before You Leave
The whole runway in one place — from the year before you submit a recommendation to the morning you leave for the MTC.
Read the guideLDS Missionary Packing List
Everything worth packing, in the order you should buy it, and the things most missionaries wish they had left at home.
Read the guideWhat to Bring to the MTC
The quick answer first, then the detail: what you actually need on arrival day and what can stay in the suitcase.
Read the guideVisa and travel arrangements are handled through your Missionary Portal and the Church’s travel office. Follow their instructions rather than any third-party summary, including this one.
Mission tools
Both tools are free, run entirely in your browser, and open with the Bolivia Santa Cruz Mission already selected.
Know your mission dates?
Enter the start and expected return dates for days served, days remaining and the halfway point — then download a shareable countdown card.
Create a CountdownPrintable countdown map
Turn the mission length into a free printable countdown map of Bolivia, with one numbered square for each mission day to colour in.
Create a Countdown MapCalled to the Bolivia Santa Cruz Mission?
Set up your mission before you leave. Add the Bolivia Santa Cruz Mission and your dates to Missionary Tracker so your family has one private place to follow your countdown, current serving area and updates once your mission begins.
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Mission boundaries, assignments and instructions change; always use current information from the Church and your Missionary Portal.