Tambopata River | |
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Location | |
Country | Bolivia, Peru |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Andes |
• location | La Paz Department, Bolivia |
Mouth | Madre de Dios River |
• coordinates | 12°35′48″S 69°10′10″W / 12.59667°S 69.16944°W |
Length | 350 km (220 mi)[1] |
The Tambopata River is a river in southeastern Peru and northwestern Bolivia. Most of the Tambopata is in the Madre de Dios and Puno regions in Peru, but the upper parts of the river forms the border between Peru and Bolivia, and its origin is in La Paz department in Bolivia. The Tambopata is a tributary of the Madre de Dios River, into which it merges at the city of Puerto Maldonado. The river flows through the Tambopata National Reserve.
Seven types of flooded forest are recognized for this Reserve:[2]