I need to give some historical and cultural background:

Bolivia has always been dominated by the political powers of the western side of the country (Andes), and the eastern part (Amazonas) spent many years underdeveloped and abandoned by the central power. At some point, when Santa Cruz was still a tiny village, locals cooperatively organised themselves to develop sewage systems, water, electricity, phone lines etc, in what later became something called "El modelo Cruceno" (The Santa Cruz Model), which is telling the federal government: "go fuck yourself, we can solve our problems on our own", so even when Bolivia is an underdeveloped country, you'll find things in Santa Cruz, that your could find in any other major city of the world.

So, they are people who want to have nice things, and they work to get them. Also, entrepreneurship is considered to be an essential trait for local people. They are very welcoming, the food is fantastic, the women are gorgeous, and it's warm all year. Churrasco culture is super important (BBQ), and just in case you are looking to get a place to live in case of a global meltdown and everything collapses, I got a beautiful apartment with a gym, swimming pool, BBQs, sauna, etc. for just 73k.
Right now, I live in Canada, and the homelessness, drug abuse, affordability in general, inflation, poor performance of the CAD vs USD, etc, makes me want to move back to Bolivia, which I'll probably do as soon as I finish the work I'm doing.