Tambopata District

Tambopata District is one of four districts of the Tambopata Province in the Madre de Dios Region in Peru.[1]

Tambopata

Tampupata
Country Peru
RegionMadre de Dios
ProvinceTambopata
FoundedDecember 26, 1912
CapitalPuerto Maldonado
Government
  MayorLuis Alberto Bocangel Ramirez
Area
  Total22,218.6 km2 (8,578.6 sq mi)
Elevation
186 m (610 ft)
Population
  Total51,384
  Density2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO170101

The Tambopata National Reserve and the Bahuaja-Sonene National Park are one of the most biodiverse places on earth. Records include over 700 species of birds, 1200 species of butterfly, 90 species of mammals, 120 species of reptiles and amphibians and innumerable species of insect. Over 400 species of birds have been recorded.

There are some centres dedicated to the research of eagles, snakes and all the animals that live on the Amazon River.

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