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National
Geographic has rated 1,895,750-he Madidi
National Park with its 988 listed species as
one of the world’s most extensive
biodiversity reserves. Its humid tropical
climate has spawned one of Bolivia’s richest
woodlands.
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Access |
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The
city of Rurrenabaque can be reached from La
Paz by air (Amazonas or Transportes Aéreos
Militares) and expressway. It is necessary to
spend the night there and then continue on to
Madidi Park the next day.
Tours of the Park take from 3 to 4 days. The
best time of the year for a visit is between
May and October during the dry season.
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Tourist attractions |
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 Rurrenabaque
The
city offers a wide array of tourist services,
such as travel agencies, hotels, restaurants,
discotheques, karaokes, immigration offices,
an airport and ground transportation fleets,
among other things.
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 San
Buenaventura
This
town lies on the bank of the Beni River facing
Rurrenabaque. Some 20 km from San
Buenaventura, the Beni River narrows at the
Angosto del Bala to run through the mountains.
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 Madidi
National Park
Straddling
the Provinces of Franz Tamayo and Iturralde,
north of the Department of La Paz, the area
was established by the government as a
National Park through Supreme Decree 24123 of
September 21, 1995. The Park is bounded by
other National Parks, such as the Manuripi
Heat, the Apolobamba Comprehensive Management
Natural Area and the Pilón Lajas Biosphere
Preserve. It is inhabited by nearly 1,700
members of different communities and its
immense wealth of plant and animal species has
not yet been fully catalogued.
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 Chalalán
This
beautiful lagoon set in the middle of the
Madidi National Park serves as one of the most
varied plant and animal preserves. All of the
routes in Chalalán lead to Nature. In
addition to the lake, there is a lodge
surrounded by a primitive forest where birds
and mammals abound.
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