Rurrenabaque

Rurrenabaque (also called Rurre ) is a small town in the Beni Department in the lowlands of Bolivia. Rurrenabaque was founded on February 2, 1844. The place name comes from the local Tacanan Indian language and means " duck pond ".

Location in near space

Rurrenabaque is the seat of administration of the homonymous municipality Rurrenabaque and is located in the province of Ballivián at an altitude of 172 m, on the right bank of the Río Beni, the border river to the department of La Paz, Rurrenabaque is located about 40 kilometers south of the provincial capital Reyes, and about 450 km north of the seat of government La Paz

Geography

Rurrenabaque is located on the western edge of the Moxos level, with more than 100,000 km ², one of the largest wetlands in the world; dominant vegetation type in the Moxos level is the tropical savannah. The climate in the region Rurrenabaque is tropical hot and humid all year round, but it can be in winter by the Surazo ( cold wind from the south) are relatively cool. The annual rainfall is about 2,000 mm, with monthly rainfall of about 300 mm in January and February, and less than 100 mm in the months of August to September. The monthly average temperature all year is between 23 ° C and 28 ° C.

Population

The population of the city has increased in the past three and a half decades to several times:

Economy

Rurrenabaque is connected by land through streets with Trinidad and La Paz. The airfield of Rurrenabaque has the IATA code RBQ. The place is dominated by tourism and serves as a starting point for trips into the surrounding jungle regions as well as the wetlands, the Pampas.

Tourism

Rurrenabaque has developed due to its rainforests, rivers and Pampa and sustainable tourism projects to be one of the main tourist destinations in Bolivia. The town is the starting point for tours to the surrounding pampas and the unique Madidi National Park, in the more protected animal species than any other national park in the world. Every year, over 12,000 (as of 1999) Visitors to Rurrenabaque. The discovery of the tourists began in 1982, when Israeli tourists got lost in the jungle and only one of them survived. It was not until after three weeks back to civilization. He wrote a book (Lost in the Jungle ) about his experiences, which became a box office hit and has given a decisive impetus to the development of the region.