Unos pandemonium de loros y de una nutria gigante
Southern Peru's Amazonian Tambopata-Candamo Reserve can only be accessed by boat and is located in the region of 'Madre de Dios'. In this amazing biological reserve 3 different ecosystems converge together: the Amazonian plain, the eastern slopes of the Andes and the Pampas ecosystem. Pair of binoculars, anyone?! The reserve contains an enormous biodiversity amongst the habitats of each ecosystem:
- 165 species and 41 families of trees
- 103 species of mammals
- 1300 species of butterflies
- 592 species of birds
- 152 varieties of dragonflies
- 135 types of ants
- 127 species of amphibians
- 94 species of fish
- 74 types of reptiles
- 40 species of termites
- 39 varieties of bees.
Amongst these are 13 endangered species including the jaguar (panthera onca), the giant otter 'nutria' (pteronura brasilensis), the ocelot (felis pardalis), the harpy eagle (harpia harpyja) and the giant armadillo (priodentes giganteus). One of the highlights of the reserve is the Colpa de Guacamayos which is one of the largest natural clay licks in Peru. These copper-coloured cliffs attract thousands of macaws and parrots 'loros' each day who come to feed on the mineral salts contained in this area.
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