Carrasco

National Park
Bolivia · Andes/Amazonia (Cochabamba)
Andes/Amazonia (Cochabamba)Declared in 19916,226 km²

It protects an ecological transition running from the Andes down to lowland Amazon rainforest, with caves inhabited by the nocturnal oilbird

Area

6,226 km²

Protection category

UICN II

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Declared in

1991

Region

Andes/Amazonia (Cochabamba)

Climate

Tropical, Polar / frío, Montañoso

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Area
6,226 km²

Highlight

It protects an ecological transition running from the Andes down to lowland Amazon rainforest, with caves inhabited by the nocturnal oilbird

Declared in 1991, Carrasco protects a continuous ecological transition from the Bolivian Andes down to lowland Amazon rainforest, in an altitudinal gradient that supports an exceptional biodiversity. Its caves hold colonies of the oilbird, the same echolocating nocturnal bird found at the Peruvian park of Cutervo, with populations separated by thousands of kilometres but identical in behaviour.

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69 species documented in Carrasco

25 Mammals20 Birds6 Reptiles4 Amphibians1 Cartilaginous fish5 Fish2 Arachnida5 Insecta1 Chilopoda

At conservation risk:Armadillo gigante,Mono araña negro (mono araña de Guyana),Oso de anteojos,Tapir amazónico,Águila poma,Loro alisero,Mono araña negro de Perú,Tortuga carbonaria,Verrugosa (bushmaster)

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Flora and ecosystems

Ecosystems found in Bolivia, where Carrasco lies.

Selva tropicalSabanaHumedal

Experiences in this park

Observación de aves

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