OTUQUIS National Park and Natural Area Integrated Management
Was created on July 31, 1997. It is located in the Department of Santa Cruz, in the provinces
Germán Bush and Cordillera. The Bolivian Pantanal shares biogeographic provinces Cerrado,
Pantanal and the Chaco Boreal. The municipality involved Puerto Suarez.
The area adjoins the south with the Republic of Paraguay and east with the Republic of Brazil.
You enter by road from Puerto Suarez road. You come to this city by air or rail.
Visit the Bolivian Pantanal is an unforgettable experience for the quality of the landscape and
the quantity and diversity of wildlife that can be seen.
The activities that you can performed in this park are:
- The Pantanal
- Bañados of Otuquis: It is a very particular ecosystem made up of a mosaic of floodplain
where it is possible to observe a variety of birds and mammals such as marsh deer.
- The sites with the greatest potential of ecotourism are in Puerto Suarez and are the Laguna
Caceres, El Mirador, the Tacuaral, the Salao, Motacusillo Caves and Canal Tamengo
the Paraguay River.
- The main rivers of the northeast region are Tacavara and San Miguel that bind and diffuse to
form the Marshes of Otuquis, very close are the Paraguay and Black rivers.
MADIDI National Park and Natural Area Integrated Management
It was created on September 21, 1995. Madidi National Park and Natural Integrated Management
Area is located in the northwest region of the Department of La Paz in the provinces Franz Tamayo,
Iturralde and Bautista Saavedra. To get to Madidi, the key is the city of La Paz. From that city exists
two possibilities: by Apollo or Rurrenabaque.
By Apollo: by air and by land. By plane, every fortnight by TAM (Military Air Transport). By land,
La Paz - Caranavi - Guanay - Apollo.
By Rurrenabaque: by air and by land. By plane, three times a week, TAM (Military Air Transport).
By land, La Paz - Caranavi - Yucumo - Rurrenabaque.
Once in Apollo or Rurrenabaque, entry to the area are trail or boat.
The activities that you can performed in this park are:
- The journey from Apollo is an experience that combines trekking with navigating the Tuichi
River and the Beni River.
- From Rurrenabaque it is possible to browse the Beni River and enter the river Tuichi to camp
and do some hiking through the jungle.
- It is also possible to visit the Tacana community of San José de Uchupiamonas from Tumupasa,
taking a trekking route that reaches the river Tuichi, later to navigate the same river to Rurrenabaque.
- Regardless of the route taken, the scenery is always different and unique and there are many
opportunities for wildlife viewing.
KAA - Iya del Gran Chaco National Park and Natural Area of Integrated Management
Was created on September 21, 1995. It is located in the southern region of the Department
of Santa Cruz, in the Cordillera and Chiquitos provinces. The most recommended entry
points are San Jose Chiquitos by the North, Pailón by the Northwest, Roboré by Charagua
Northeast and the South. All these locations are linked to the city of Santa Cruz and easy
track access. KAA - Iya del Gran Chaco National Park and Natural Area of Integrated
Management is the largest of Bolivia. Is also the only area to protect the remains of the once vast
Chaco South America.
The activities that you can performed in this park are:
- Bañados of Izozog ( Yeyu , Yande Yari , Charata )
- Laguna Palmar Islands
- Missions
- Tucavaca
- Laguna Porvenir: Part of the Chaco forest, is a site of outstanding natural beauty, where
you can also see a variety of wildlife.
COTAPATA National Park and Natural Area Integrated Management
Was created on July 9, 1993. Is located in the northeast of the city of La Paz, the area begins in
the Yungas road on the stretch of La Cumbre. From La Paz is accessible by road or on foot
using the prehispanic path of Choro. There are also daily buses from this city that can be
taken up to Coroico or to La Cumbre for those who want to make the trek route. COTAPATA
National Park and Natural Area Integrated Management has a great diversity of ecosystems
because of its wide altitudinal range it is characterized by its exceptional scenic beauty, great
snow, glaciers and Andean lakes, rushing rivers and waterfalls.
The activities that you can performed in this park are:
- The road of El Choro (3 days), which runs part of Cotapata National Park.
- the road of Takesi (2 days )
- the path of Reconquered (3 days)
- the road Yunga Cruz (3 days)
- prehispanic path Irupana (3 days)
