Noel Kempff Mercado National Park lies in the far northeast of Bolivia, in the department of Santa Cruz, on the border with Brazil. It was originally created under a different name and was renamed in honor of the Bolivian biologist Noel Kempff Mercado, who was murdered in 1986 after he came across a drug-processing site in the area. The park spans a rare mix of ecosystems, including Amazon rainforest, savanna, and a high plateau called the Huanchaca with spectacular waterfalls. It shelters a great variety of species, among them jaguars, giant otters and many birds. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2000, and was also the site of a pioneering forest carbon project.
Before and after
- 17 May 1979Establishment of Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park
- 19 May 1979Birth of Diego Forlán
- 11 June 1979Death of John Wayne
- 18 June 1979Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
- 28 June 1979Establishment of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
- 8 July 1979Discovery of Adrastea
- 27 August 1979Warrenpoint ambush
- from 15 October 1979 to 16 January 1992Salvadoran Civil War
- 4 November 1979Iran hostage crisis
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