Madidi National Park

The Madidi National Park ( Parque Nacional Madidi Spanish, Quechua Madidi mamallaqta parki ) is a national park in the northwestern part of the South American landlocked Bolivia in La Paz Department, about 200 km north of the capital, La Paz

The National Park stretches from the eastern foothills of the snow-capped Andes Cordillera (68 ° 45 'W ) to the western part of the tropical Amazon River area (67 ° 30') with the rivers Río Madidi and Río Tuichi. With an extension of 135 km in east-west direction and an average width of 50 km, it covers an area of ​​18,958 km ². Its most easterly point is near the town Rurrenabaque on the Beni River.

Overview

Altitudinal range: from 180 up to 5760 meters above sea level

The climate is varied, ranging from cold weather of the Andes to the temperate climate in the lowlands of the north. In the plane of the precipitation values ​​range up to 1,800 mm per year and in the mountain areas of the rainforests in the area of ​​Alto Madidi up to 5,000 mm per year. The average temperature is between 25 ° C and 33 ° C, and from October to January 10 to 20 ° C. von

Flora

The wide variety of habitats determines the variety of plant species. Previously there were 4838 species of vascular plants. The entire flora of the region has around 5000 species of plants, including: Tessaria integrifolia and Salix humboldtiana, they grow on alluvial environments, especially on the beaches of rivers. The species were previously found are Schizachyrium condensatum and Trachypogon spicatus.

Fauna

There are about 1370 species vertebrates, of which about 156 species of mammals, some of which are spectacled bear, mountain cat, puma, jaguar, cat salt, North Andean deer. In the National Park there are 867 different registered birds. In Madidi there are about 88 amphibians. 85% of amphibian species in Bolivia live in the Madidi National Park and 180 reptile species.