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Madidi is a national park at the upper Amazon river basin in Bolivia. Established in 1995, the park has an area of 18,958km². Together with the nearby (though not all contiguous) protected areas Manuripi-Heath and Apolobamba and the Manu Biosphere Reserve (Peru), Madidi is part of one of the largest protected areas in the world.

Ranging from the Andes Mountains to the rainforests of the Tuichi River, Madidi was recognized in 2018 by the Wildlife Conservation Society as the world's most biologically diverse national park. Madidi extends to protect parts of the Bolivian Yungas and Bolivian montane dry forests ecoregions.

Madidi National Park is accessible from San Buenaventura by crossing the Beni River via passenger ferry from Rurrenabaque.

Local people who have migrated here from the Andean highlands speak the Quechua language. The park is home to indigenous groups including the Tacanan-speaking Tacana and Ese Ejja, the closely related Tsimané and Mosetén, and the voluntarily isolated Toromona.

Ecolodges are found in and around the Madidi National Park. The oldest and best known is the Chalalan Ecolodge, located near Chalalán lake and the Tuichi River. The ecolodge is a community-based enterprise that generates economic benefits for indigenous people in the region.

Location
The Madidi National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area Madidi are located in the northwest region of the Department of La Paz, in the provinces Franz Tamayo, Iturralde and Abel Bautista Saavedra. The municipalities involved are Apolo, San Buenaventura, Ixiamas, Curva, and Pelechuco.

The park is bordered by multiple TCO's (Tierras Comunitarias de Origen, s/f indigenous community lands) and National reserves. It is bordered to the west by the adjacent Tambopata-Candamo Reserve and the Bahuaja-Sonene National Park in Peru, to the east by the TCO Tacana I, to the north by TCO Tacana II and to the south by the Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area, TCO Lecos Apolo, TCO Lecos Larecaja and the Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Communal Lands.

The Reserve and IMNA Madidi constitute one of the largest protected areas in Bolivia. They have a total land area, according to the Supreme Decree, of 18,957.5km2,12,715km2 of which come under the heading of the National Park and 6,242.5km2 come under the heading of the Integrated Management Natural Area.

The park boundaries are between 12°30' and 14°44' southern latitude and between 67°30' and 69°51' western longitude.

The area under conservation covers an altitudinal gradient ranging from 180 to 5,760 meters above sea level and protects a variety of ecosystems.

Weather
The climate varies with elevation, with it being cold and inhospitable in the alpine region, moderate at mid-level elevations, and hot and humid in the northern lowlands.

The region has 2 main seasons, the dry season (from April to October) and the the rainy season (from November to March). However the dry season is generally more popular with tourists, with the animals coming to the shores of the rivers more often due to the lack of water.

The winds come predominantly from the north, with cold fronts from the south having little impact on the temperature of the Madidi region. The dry season aligns with the southern hemisphere's winter. The average annual temperature is 26 °C but varies greatly depending on altitude. Isotemas

Annual precipitation averages around 716mm. The wet season spans from October to March, while the dry season lasts from May to September.

Flora
Madidi National Park hosts more than 8,000 documented species of vascular plants, with the likelihood of many more being discovered. For example the Madidi Project of the Missouri Botanical Garden had identified at least 132 new plant species in Madidi as of 2010.