SCIENTIFIC
ECOTOUR IN CHACALA RAIN FOREST (3 DAYS)
“It is a tour in the
countryside to systematically observe the wild environment which we are part of, under the
guidance of an expert naturalist” 
Black Beetle Satan (Dynastes satanas Moser),
is endemic to Bolivia living from 1500 to 2000 m high in the rain forests of Yungas,
Chapare and high Madidi. You can see it mainly in rainy season from December to April.
Yungas is located below high snow covered
mountains and above the Amazonian flat. Yungas
is a hilly area covered by forest and is the true rain forest in Bolivia with more than
2000 mm of rain fall per year. Much of its vegetation are survivors of Palaeozoic and
cenozoic times.
Why Chacala?; Because it has concentrated a
great variety of species of flora, reptiles, little mammals, birds, insects and spiders.
You can not see these marvels if you do not
approach the right places at the right time on the right soil and right plants but on the
other hand, we cannot move anything, leave anything on it or take anything home except shooting with a
good camera (photo safari).
The sub alpine humid forests near the high
snowy peaks are quite dry with just some important plants, but further down the warm
Yungas starts with a Humid Mountainous forest from 2.400 to 1200 m high. Its outstanding
vegetation is basically formed by diverse
kinds of ferns like Nephelea and Cyathea; palms like Dictyocaryum lamarckianum and Bactris
gasipaes
There are 130 species of birds living in the
warm Yungas and they live regularly with 285
species coming down often from the higher Cloudy forest
The Rainbow-Colored butterfly (Morpho godarti
Guérrin), endemic to Bolivia, lives in the rain forest of Yungas and the Amazonian flats.
It exists only in April. You can see it mostly concentrated near waterfalls.
Some of the outstanding birds
you find here are:
- Black Chestnut eagle
- Plum Crowned parrot
- Squirrel cuckoo
- White-throated screech-owl
- Andean potoo
- Black-hooded sunbeam humming bird
- Golden-headed quetzal
- Emerald toucanet
- Crimson-crested woodpecker
- Mountain wren
- Andean solitaire
- Mountain cacique
- Black chested buzzard eagle
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Day 1:
We drive from La Paz for 4 hours. Our route goes up to a pass at 4600 m high near the high
snowy peaks and descends to the rain forest passing the fascinating “velo de la
novia” a cascade of 2100 meters of long. On the way, we have lunch in the sanctuary
of Chirca and check into the Tamampaya hotel. In the afternoon, after a cool shower we go
to recognize in the environment more plants, mainly fruit trees.
Day 2: Transfer of
15 minutes to Chacala where we start our hike of 5 hours for a complete exploration of the
rain forest, passing by Villa Aspiazu a little hamlet where we catch the ancient trail of
the Inkas which will lead us in the next 3 hours as far as the village of Yanacachi (2400
m high). Hotel. During the afternoon we enjoy the environment and organize the notes of
our discoveries.
Day 3: Return to La
Paz by the same route.
WE PROVIDE THESE
SERVICES:
- Bilingual ecotour
guide,
- Private transportation,
- Meals (except first breakfast and last dinner),
Accommodation in hotels,
- Entrance fees.
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