Amboró National Park

The National Park Amboró ( Parque Nacional Amboró ) is a Bolivian national park with an area of ​​4425 km ². The national park was founded in 1973 as " nature reserve TCNL. German book," he is classified as a National Park since 1984.

Description and Geography

The National Park is located in the west of the department of Santa Cruz, north of the Gran Chaco, and except for the northeastern part of the Cordillera Oriental includes the pre Think tablets of the Serranía Tambora, the Sierra and the Sierra Matacarú Los Volcanoes with its numerous river valleys. It extends 300-3500 meters above sea level and has an annual rainfall 1400-4000 mm.

Flora and Fauna

The park has a wide range of flora and fauna. There are about 2,659 species of plants and 804 bird species and 127 mammal species including puma, ocelot, spectacled and 43 species of bats. There are 109 species of fish, in recent years, the variety of fish decreased dramatically.