{"id":10185,"date":"2022-10-24T23:13:55","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T23:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotupa.pe\/blog\/what-is-tambopata-find-out-all-about-this-exotic-place\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T16:32:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T16:32:27","slug":"what-is-tambopata-find-out-all-about-this-exotic-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotupa.pe\/en\/blog\/what-is-tambopata-find-out-all-about-this-exotic-place\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Tambopata? Find out all about this exotic place"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you planning to do a <\/span>tour in Tambopata<\/a><\/strong> to get to know the Peruvian Amazon rainforest? This place is full of a beautiful diversity of exotic plants and animals that you can appreciate at any time of the year. In this article, we explain <\/span>what is Tambopata<\/strong> so that you can be informed when you visit this wonderful place. Keep reading!<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00bf<\/b>What is Tambopata<\/strong>?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The Tambopata is a river in the southeast of our country that originates in the snow-capped Andes Mountains, just across the Bolivian border, from where it flows through the high plains to the Amazon lowlands. This river gives its name to a province of Peru located in the Madre de Dios region.<\/span><\/p>\n

The word Tambopata comes from Quechua, the language of the Incas, which is still spoken by millions of people in several regions of our country. In Inca times, a “tambo” was a kind of inn or administrative center, while the word “pata” means “elevated area” or “platform”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Similarly, the Tambopata <\/span>Tambopata River<\/strong> gives its name to the <\/span>Tambopata National Reserve.<\/a><\/strong>. Together with Bahuaja-Sonene National Park and Madidi National Park, the reserve forms part of the largest area of protected tropical and subtropical Amazonian rainforest in South America.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bf<\/b>What is the Tambopata National Reserve<\/strong>?<\/b><\/h2>\n

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Tambopata National Reserve is a huge area of pristine tropical and subtropical rainforest in the Amazon basin. In total, the reserve protects more than 1,000 square miles of forest, including eight different types of Amazonian ecosystems. It is this wide range of habitats that makes Tambopata one of the world’s most important <\/span>most biodiverse places in the world<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

But,<\/span>how to get to the Tambopata National Reserve?<\/a><\/strong>? This beautiful place can be reached from Cuzco by a regular 30-minute flight, followed by a fascinating road and boat trip from the jungle town of <\/span>Puerto Maldonado<\/strong>a trip that seems to be an adventure in itself.<\/span><\/p>\n

One aspect that many people wonder about is when to visit the reserve and the answer is year-round. The climate is typical of tropical, subtropical, humid or high humidity forests, with an average annual temperature of 26\u00baC, fluctuating between 10\u00baC during occasional unusually cold spells, and 38\u00baC.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rain or shine, wet or dry season, it is possible to see examples of the main Amazonian fauna within the reserve and its extensive buffer zone and surrounding forests, as well as countless examples of typical Amazonian flora.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bf<\/b>What attractions are there in Tambopata<\/strong>?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Every year, millions of tourists and locals visit <\/span>Tambopata’s tourist attractions<\/a><\/strong>but what are they? Although there are several famous and beautiful areas, we will detail the most visited ones:<\/span><\/p>\n