Kempff National Park

Overview

Introduction

This isolated park on the border with Brazil is named for scientist Noel Kempff, who was killed by drug smugglers at a jungle airstrip in 1986. This is some of the wildest terrain in Bolivia—it inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel The Lost World. The lush jungles, savannahs and tall rock faces are home to some 800 bird species and thousand more species of animals, reptiles and mammals (including tapir, monkeys, endangered jaguars and anteaters). The insect population is equally healthy, however, so take along plenty of repellent. (Anyone allergic to bee stings should not go September-December, when the number of bees increases dramatically.) There are no trips during the rainy season December-February. 450 mi/720 km northeast of La Paz.

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