Overview
Cordillera de Sama Biological Reserve is a protected area in Bolivia located in the Tarija Department, in the Cercado Province, Eustaquio Méndez Province, and José María Avilés Province.
Description
The Sama Biological Reserve protects sandy Sahara-like dunes, tens of thousands of flamingos and startling clear night skies, all within several hours of Tarija. On the cold and windy puna (high open grasslands) portion of the reserve (3400m above sea level, nearly the same altitude as La Paz), you can visit the Tajzara Lagoons, a Ramsar site of international importance for aquatic birds. Here, several shallow flamingo-filled lagoons appear like jewels in the harsh altiplano, vegetated only by thola (a small desert bush) and paja brava (spiky grass of the high altiplano).
The Reserva Biológica del Sama, Bolivia
Bolivia
URL:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bolivia/reserva-biologica-cordillera-de-sama