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Yacuma Pampas

Beni Department · Jungle and tropics

Yacuma Pampas, photo 1
Photo: PamJCB, CC BY-SA 4.0

The Yacuma pampas are wetlands where you see an enormous number of animals in very little time: caimans, capybaras, monkeys, hundreds of birds and pink river dolphins. Less wild than the jungle, but much easier for spotting wildlife.

200 maltitude
2 to 3 daysto spend there
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Things to do

  • Boat trip on the Yacuma river
  • Watch pink river dolphins (some tours offer a swim near them, without touching)
  • Sunset over the pampa

What to eat

  • River fishSurubí, pacú or dorado, grilled over a wood fire or fried, with rice, cassava and plantain. Delicious by the water, in the Llanos and the Amazon.
  • MasacoMashed plantain or cassava with charque or cheese. Rich and filling.
Tip. 3-day tour from Rurrenabaque. Pick an agency that respects the animals: no feeding and no handling wildlife.

How to get to Pampas

  • Rurrenabaque 4x4 tour or excursion · 3 h by 4x4 + boat

    Included in the pampas tour.

Photos of Yacuma Pampas

Yacuma Pampas, photo 2
Photo: Samuel Valverde, CC BY-SA 4.0
Yacuma Pampas, photo 3
Photo: Samuel Valverde, CC BY-SA 4.0
Yacuma Pampas, photo 4
Photo: Renatals, CC BY-SA 4.0
Yacuma Pampas, photo 5
Photo: PamJCB, CC BY-SA 4.0
Yacuma Pampas, photo 6
Photo: Elias Bizannes from Sydney, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Yacuma Pampas, photo 7
Photo: Gabrarq77, CC BY-SA 4.0

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