El Palmar Integrated Management Natural Area, Protected natural area in Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia

El Palmar is a protected natural area featuring mountainous terrain with deep canyons and varied habitats at different elevations. The site contains diverse plant and animal species adapted to these different landscape types and climatic conditions.

The area was formally protected by government decree in 1997 to safeguard natural resources and ecosystems. This designation came from a commitment to preserve the region's biodiversity and ecological systems for the future.

The reserve takes its name from the palmar, the stands of the endemic palm Parajubaea torallyi that grow in the dry valleys of the former Pasopaya and Rodeo cantons. Its creation was agreed with campesino organisations and local institutions through technical inspections and boundary delimitation before the 1997 decree. The 31 rivers and quebradas identified in the two sub-basins, Grande–Rodeo and Zudáñez, supply water for irrigation and livestock in the surrounding communities.

The area can be explored via hiking trails, preferably with local guides who know the terrain well. Visitors should be prepared for varying elevations and weather conditions that change across different parts of the site.

The palm the reserve was created to protect is Parajubaea torallyi, an endemic species of the dry valleys; the 1992 proposal by CORDECH for the former Pasopaya and Rodeo cantons named it as the target. Field studies in 1993 by Fundación ACLO and PROBONA also recorded jukumari bear, puma and condor.