Bolivian national parks

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Bolivian national parks



Bolivia has spectacular natural scenery and astounding biodiversity, both of which are protected in its national parks, monuments, sanctuaries and biosphere reserves.

Sajama National Park

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The country's natural resources are protected by the National Service of Protected Areas (SERNAP), a federal government agency that manages 22 protected areas, 13 of which are designated as national parks and 3 more that are designated as integrated natural areas and 6 that are designated as biosphere reserves.

Parks

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National parks in Bolivia
  • 1 Madidi National Park — one of the world's most extensive biodiversity reserves. Its humid tropical climate has spawned one of Bolivia’s richest woodlands.
  • 2 Sajama National Park — Bolivia's oldest national park preserves a dry highland ecosystem that is the traditional home of the Aymara indigenous group
  • 3 Torotoro National Park — rugged landscape of canyons and ridges where paleontologists found 120 million-year-old dinosaur tracks and bone shards from the Cretacous period
Cascada los Vencejos in_Amboró National Park
  • 4 Amboró National Park — one of the most biodiverse parks on Earth with more than 900 species of birds, more than 100 amphibian species, and more than 175 mammal species
  • 5 Carrasco National Park — a mountainous landscape of rivers, waterfalls, tranquil valleys and deep canyons where more than 5,000 plant species thrive
  • 6 Tunari National Park Tunari National Park on Wikipedia — home of Lake Warawara and rocky landscapes that flood every year

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