Santa Ana de Velasco
Santa Ana de Velasco (or simply Santa Ana) is a small town in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. History. The mission of Santa Ana was founded in 1755 by Julian Knogler. Location. Santa Ana is the central town of "Cantón Santa Ana" and is located in the San Ignacio de Velasco Municipality, José Miguel de Velasco Province. It is known as part of the "Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos", which is declared in 1990 a World Heritage Site, as a former Jesuit Reduction. The town is situated at an elevation of 464 m in the Chiqitanía  region between Santa Cruz capital and the Brazilian border. Transportation. Santa Ana is located 441 km north-east of Santa Cruz, the department's capital. From there, the national road "Ruta 4" goes north to Montero, Santa Cruz where it meets "Ruta 10". This road goes east for 339 km to San Ignacio de Velasco, on its way passing San Ramón, San Javier and Santa Rosa de la Roca. From San Igancio, a dirt road goes south to San Rafael de Velasco and passes Santa Ana after 45 km. Population. The population of the place has increased rapidly over the  past two decades: Languages. Today, Camba Spanish is the most commonly used everyday language. In the past, various dialects of Otuke, such as Covareca and Curuminaca, were spoken at the mission of Santa Ana.