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Bolivia: Nature & Wildlife
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Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
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The Noel Kempff Mercado National Park spans 15,234 km² (5,880 mile²) in northeastern Bolivia in one of the most biologically diverse areas in the world. Bolivia is known for its diversity in clima, fauna and flora. In the area of Santa Cruz de la Sierra the weather is very humid and warm. This area near the border of Brazil there are a lot of Rainforests and Tropical animals. The normal temperature is between 25 and 29 °C. The rainfall is annually, roughly 1500 mm.
It is estimated that the park has approximately 4.000 species of vascular plants. There exist diverse types of bromelias, pasifloras, heliconias, aráceas and palm trees. There are also important types of wood like the "Mara". The area encompasses five important ecosystems ranging from Amazonian rain forest, gallery forest and semi-deciduous tropical forest to flooded savanna and dry cerrado.
The Park is home to more than 130 species of mammals (including rare river otters, river dolphins, tapirs, spider and howler monkeys, the giant armadillo, giant anteaters and endangered jaguars, including a population of black jaguars), 620 species of birds (icluding 9 species of macaw, possibly the highest number of species in any one protected area), and 70 species of reptiles, including black caiman.
In this area there are more than 617 species of birds (20% of the entire birds in South America). The most recent studies say that these numbers will increase once they count the passing birds.
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In this park there exist nearly 74 species of reptiles including the black caiman, snakes, and other rare species.
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The park counts with 347 insects, in these are a lot of the rarest in the world. They are unfortunately not studied yet. It has a huge collection of butterflys in the most beautiful colors there are.
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