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trained eye can spot up to 500 species of birds. There are around 100 different mammals
in the reserve, also home to Chimane people. It's a long slog from here via
San Borja
to
Rurrenabaque
, hammock country, from where you can set out for a couple of days on a
jungle or pampas tour. One option is to get your jungle fill at the San Miguel del Bala eco-
resort, just upriver from Rurrenabaque. Whatever you do, don't miss a trip to
Parque Na-
cional Madidi
. Bolivia's best-known national park offers a week's or a lifetime's worth of
adventures in more than 1.8 million hectares. The park's remarkable biodiversity is best
enjoyed at a slow pace, and you should leave enough time to stay at the highly regarded,
community-run Chalalán Ecolodge. An option into the Amazon region from La Paz is via
a hiking, boating and biking route from the Yungas town of Sorata or on a rough ride
through the remote Cordillera Apolobamba.
