The Tambopata National Reserve is located between the Tambopata and Heath rivers basins, covering a total extension of 274,690 ha and can be reached from both Madre de Dios and Puno regions. The reserve’s biodiversity wealth hasn’t been measured still; scientists have registered 632 bird species, 103 amphibian species, 1200 butterfly species, 169 mammal species, 67 reptiles species and 205 fish species until now, but new animal species keep appearing. Come, and discover this land blessed by nature.
You’ll be able to visit the macaw’s “collpa” (clay lick), a place where macaws congregate, formed due to erosion processes that allowed the creation of a soil rich in mineral salts. Every morning, six different species of macaws, parrots and parakeets gather there. These colorful birds fly around the collpa for a while before they start eating the clay found on the cliff for half an hour, which serves as a great nutritional supplement in their diet.
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