Bolivian Experience
Destination Noel Kempff Mercado National park
The National Park is one of the largest (1,523,000 ha – 3763400 acres) and most intact parks in the Amazon Basin. With an altitudinal range of 200 m to nearly 1,000 m (650 f – 3280 f). The Park harbors several hundred species of rare and endangered wildlife. Bridging dry and wet ecological communities, the Park is home to more than 130 species of mammals (including rare river otters, river dolphins, tapirs, spider and howler monkeys, the giant armadillo, giant anteaters and endangered jaguars, including a population of black jaguars), 620 species of birds (including 9 species of macaw, possibly the highest number of species in any one protected area), 70 species of reptiles, including black caiman, and 254 fish species. The area encompasses five important ecosystems ranging from Amazonian rain forest, gallery forest and semi-deciduous tropical forest to flooded savanna and dry cerrado, there are 4000 plant species. A rich variety of grasses, orchids (110 different species), and tree species bloom throughout the year. One striking geological feature of Noel Kempff is the 5180 km sq. (2,000 sq. mi) Huanchaca Plateau. This sandstone escarpment rises 550 m (1,800 f) above the surrounding plain. It is said that descriptions of the Plateau inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to write the legendary novel, The Lost World.
You can see photographs from from Noel Kempff Mercado NP here, and you can visit Noel Kemff Mercado NP with our 27 days - Unesco Circuit (TE27-01)tour
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