Muyupampa Forest

The wooded foothills east of Muyupampa form a transition between the Andes and the dry plains of the Chaco. Guaraní communities made their homes in the valleys of this southeastern Bolivian country after migrations from farther east. Spanish colonial expansion encountered resistance along the foothills, where local leaders and communities retained a measure of independence. Forested slopes and watercourses divide the valleys from the plains beyond.