Selvablue Lodge

by A. Bennett Hennessey

Los Lagos is a releatively new lodge in Bolivia and an exciting possibilty for birdwatchers. This January 2006, Bennett had the opportunity to visit the site prospecting the area for bird tourism. We were very pleased. The lodge is placed in an area that covers a few types of habitats, the key being Cerrado. In Bolivia, the only protected Cerrado habitat with tourism facilities was the Noel Kempff Mercado National Park- and the site Los Fierros. But due to poor management, this area has fallen into a bad state and now only offers the basics to tourists who would be better off camping and having their own vehicle. Los Lagos has all the facilities, and boat motors and a truck to make your visit a great experience. The area covers swampy Beni lowland habitat, grasslands, dry forest and humid rainforest areas. The area around the lodge probably has around 400 species of birds, including abundant macaws, Red-legged Seriema, 6 Cerrado rare specialists, Toco Toucan, and both the Horned and Southern screamer- yes, both! There are interesting observation towers in a few sites. The site deserves at least 5 days. Bird Bolivia will be helping this lodge reach its full birdwatcher potential and we will be writing more about this site in the following months. Contact Bird Bolivia (birdbolivia@unete.com.bo ) for more information.

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