Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
WILDLIFE WATCHING
Flora and fauna fanatics are spoilt for choice in this extraordinary country where world-
class wildlife watching abounds. The divers- ity of intact habitats throughout the country
accounts for the huge number of surviving species.
Parque Nacional Madidi
, for example, home to more than 1000 bird species as well as
wildlife endemic to the majority of Bolivia's ecosystems, from tropical rainforest and sa-
vanna to cloud forest and alpine tundra, is arguably one of the most biodiverse places on
the planet. Agencies, often run by scientists or environmentalists, run nature trips out of
Santa Cruz, Cochabamba and Samaipata and, to a lesser extent, from La Paz.
Bird-watching
hot spots include the highlands around La Paz and Cochabamba, Parque
Nacional & Área de Uso Múltiple Amboró and the Reserva Biosférica del Beni. Contact
Asociación Armonía (
Click here
), the Bolivian partner of BirdLife International, for fur-
ther information. Other organizations with bird knowledge include Fundación Amigos de la
Naturaleza (
Click here
)
and Michael Blendinger Tours (
Click here
)
.
