Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area

{{Short description|Protected area in Bolivia}}

{{Infobox Protected area

| name = Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area

| photo = Lake Suches.png

| photo_caption = Laguna Suches, Peru, Bolivia

| location = {{BOL}}
La Paz Department

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| coordinates = {{coords|-14.993|-68.82|region:BO-L|notes={{Cite web |url= http://protectedplanet.net/sites/Apolobamba_Integrated_Management_Natural_Area |title= Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area |work=protectedplanet.net}}|display=inline, title}}

| area = {{Convert|4837.43|km2|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url= https://worldspecies.org/protectareas/display/24806 |title= Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area |author= |date= |website= World Species |publisher= |access-date= May 27, 2025 |quote=}}

| established = 1972, extended in 2000

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The Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area (Área Natural de Manejo Integrado Apolobamba) is a protected area in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, situated in the Bautista Saavedra, Franz Tamayo and Larecaja provinces.

It was created in 1972 and was originally named the Ulla Ulla National Reserve.{{cite web |url= https://www.globalnationalparks.com/bolivia/apolobamba/ |title= Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area |author= |date= |website= Global National Parks |publisher= |access-date= May 27, 2025 |quote=}}{{cite web |url= https://bolivia.wcs.org/en-us/Landscapes/Madidi-Tambopata/Apolobamba.aspx |title= Apolobamba |author= |date= |website= Bolivia Wildlife Conservation Society |publisher= |access-date= May 27, 2025 |quote=}}

The park was designated a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1977.{{cite web |url= https://www.unesco.org/en/mab/apolobamba-national-natural-area-integrated-management

|title= Apolobamba National Natural Area Integrated Management |author= |date= |website= UNESCO |publisher= |access-date= May 27, 2025 |quote=}}

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