El Tuparro Biosphere Reserve

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, inscribed 1979, in Colombia. The El Tuparro Biosphere Reserve and National Park is located in the eastern plains of Colombia in Vichada Department, a flat area bound by the Orinoco River to the east, the Tomo River to the north, and the Tuparro and Tuparrito rivers to the south. The landscape undulates with a series of small valleys, major rivers and streams. Some areas are seasonally flooded during parts of the year.