Noel Kempff Mercado National Park

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park

Noel • Kempff Mercado National Park spans 1,523,000 hectares, making it the largest and least human-altered national park in the Amazon Basin. With elevations ranging from 200 meters to around 1,000 meters, the park boasts a varied topography, from Cerrado savannas to forests and high-altitude evergreen Amazonian forests.

The park’s history dates back to the Precambrian era over one hundred million years ago. It is home to an extraordinarily rich diversity of life, including more than 4,000 plant species, 139 mammal species, 620 bird species, 74 reptile species, 62 amphibian species, and 254 fish species, as well as numerous endangered plant species that continue to thrive. Noel • Kempff Mercado National Park is the largest undisturbed tropical wilderness on Earth, offering ideal living conditions for a wide array of species due to its unique natural environment.

The park’s tropical rainforests, crystal-clear rivers, cascading waterfalls, and vast savannahs create a stunning natural panorama in northeastern Bolivia.

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park

Why go: The least human-impacted national park in the Amazon

Continent: South America 【South America】

Country/Region: Bolivia [Bolivia]

Province/State: Santa Cruz Department [Santa Cruz Department]