The Cordillera de Sama Biological Reserve / Reserva Biológica Cordillera de Sama lies to the west of Tarija City in Tarija Department in the far south of the country. It covers 108,000 hectares and protects Central Andean puna, dry and semi-dry inter Andean valleys and forest habitats. It's most notable feature are the altiplano lakes of the Tazjara basin; these and many of the streams and rivers that descend from the moutains provide much of the water for the city of Tarija.