Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Huanchaca Plateau

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Huanchaca Plateau

I was hoping for a thunderstorm, as the dark and fast approaching clouds looked promising! Unfortunately for me, there…


Noel Kempff Mercado National Park – Huanchaca Plateau

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Huanchaca Plateau

The plateau is of sufficient height to create its own weather, and during the later parts of the dry season the showers…


Noel Kempff Mercado National Park – Huanchaca Plateau

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Huanchaca Plateau

The temperature was very high, and I found it hard to cool down, as the plateau is open and without any cooling shades.…


Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Huanchaca Plateau

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Huanchaca Plateau

From afar the plateau looks flat, but it's far from it. It's dotted with strange formations like this one - shaped by…


Noel Kempff Mercado National Park – Huanchaca Plateau

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park – Huanchaca Plateau

This is the first glimpse of the plateau also called Caparu Meseta (Meseta de Caparú).