Mamorecillo Forest

The forests of the Mamorecillo lie at the eastern foot of the Andes, where rivers descend into the great Mamoré basin. Yuracaré settlements were scattered along the Mamorecillo and neighbouring streams. Their country extended from the Andean foothills toward the lowland plains, with rivers providing routes through the forest. In the late eighteenth century missionaries founded settlements among Yuracaré communities, including San Francisco on the Mamoré.