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The Tambopata National Reserve is located south of the Madre de Dios River in the Tambopata and Inambari districts of the province of Tambopata, on an area of 278 284 ha. The Reserve limits by the North with the province of Tambopata of the department of Madre de Dios; on the East with Bolivia; to the south with the Bahuaja Sonene National Park; and in the West with the C.N. Kotsimba The buffer zone of the Reserve ranges from the Native Community of Kotsimba to the Heath River and has an area of 186,450 ha (INRENA, 2003).
From the Tambopata National Reserve:
The creation of the Tambopata National Reserve is the result of the effort of various people and institutions to conserve the ecosystems of Tambopata; from the creation initiative as Tambopata Reserved Zone (ZRT), until the creation of the Tambopata Candamo Reserved Zone (ZRTC) and the subsequent process for the definitive categorization of the area. In 1977, by Ministerial Resolution No. 0001-77-AG / DGFF, the Tambopata Reserved Zone was created, over an area of 5,500 Ha Subsequently after 13 years (1990), by RM No. 032-90-AG / DGFFS, it was redefined its area on an area of 4 “478,942.45 ha, assuming the new name of Zona Reservada Tambopata Candamo, located between 12º 20” and 14º 36 “south latitude and between 68º 30” and 70º 27 “west longitude, occupying part of of the territory of the Departments of Madre de Dios and Puno. In 1996, through DS Nº 012-96-AG, part of its surface is annexed to the Las Pampas de Heath National Sanctuary, to form the Bahuaja Sonene National Park. In the year 2000 through DS Nº 048-2000-AG the protected area is finally established in a area of 278,284 ha. Located in the province of Tambopata, Department of Madre de Dios.