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El Sira Communal Reserve
El Sira Communal Reserve ( es, Reserva Comunal El Sira) is a protected area in Peru created to preserve the biodiversity of the Sira Mountains and the ancestral sustainable use of the area's resources by the nearby native peoples. It also protects the headwaters of the Pachitea river basin. The reserve covers an area of within the regions of Huánuco, Pasco and Ucayali. The reserve was created in 2001 and in 2010, UNESCO recognized it as part of the Oxapampa- Asháninka- Yánesha Biosphere Reserve. Geography It is located and located in three regions: the Huánuco Region ( Puerto Inca Province), the Pasco Region (Oxapampa Province) and the Ucayali Region ( Atalaya Province and Coronel Portillo Province). El Sira Communal Reserve is located in the east-central area of Peru, part of the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes, within the sub-Andean belt; between latitudes 09º 03' and 10º 22' and longitudes 74º 05' and 74º 48'. The SCR presents an altitudinal gradient from 130 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ucayali River
The Ucayali River ( es, Río Ucayali, ) is the main headstream of the Amazon River. It rises about north of Lake Titicaca, in the Arequipa region of Peru and becomes the Amazon at the confluence of the Marañón close to Nauta city. The city of Pucallpa is located on the banks of the Ucayali. Description The Ucayali, together with the Apurímac River, the Ene River and the Tambo River, is today considered the main headwater of the ''Amazon River'', totaling a length of from the source of the ''Apurímac'' at Nevado Mismi to the confluence of the Ucayali and Marañón Rivers: *Apurímac River (total length): *Ene River (total length): *Tambo River (total length): * Ucayali River (confluence with Tambo River to confluence with the Marañón): Exploration The Ucayali was first called ''San Miguel'', then ''Ucayali'', ''Ucayare'', ''Poro'', ''Apu-Poro'', ''Cocama'' and ''Rio de Cuzco''. Peru has organised many costly and ably-conducted expeditions to explore it. One of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iriartea
''Iriartea'' is a genus in the palm family Arecaceae, native to Central and South America. The best-known species – and probably the only one – is ''Iriartea deltoidea'', which is found from Nicaragua, south into Bolivia and a great portion of Western Amazonian basin. It is the most common tree in many forests in which it occurs. Names It is known by such names as ''bombona'' (which can also refer to other palms, e.g. '' Attalea regia'') or ''cacho de vaca'' (which can refer to many other plants, like the Bignoniaceae ''Godmania aesculifolia'' or the orchid '' Myrmecophila humboldtii''). In the Murui Huitoto language of southwestern Colombia, it is called ''jɨagɨna'' or ''jɨaìgɨna'',Marín-Corba ''et al.'' (2005) in western Ecuador it is known as ''pambil'', and in Peru it is known as the ''pona'' palm. Description These palms are canopy trees growing to 20–35 m tall. ''I. deltoidea'' is easily recognized by the prominent bulge in the center of its trunk, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunchosia Armeniaca
''Bunchosia armeniaca'' is a species in the family Malpighiaceae native to northwestern South America ( Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Peru). Common names include cansaboca, ciruela de fraile (friar's plum), guaimaro, indano, and cold-earth mamey. Its Kichwa Kichwa (, , also Spanish ) is a Quechuan language that includes all Quechua varieties of Ecuador and Colombia ('' Inga''), as well as extensions into Peru. It has an estimated half million speakers. The most widely spoken dialects are Chimbor ... name is usuma. ''Bunchosia armeniaca'' can attain a height of 20 meters, but it commonly grows to 5 meters. It can be found between 100–2600 m of elevation in a wide range of ecological habitats.Killeen, T. J., E. García Estigarribia & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 1993. Guía de Árboles de Bolivia 1–958. Herbario Nacional de Bolivia & Missouri Botanical Garden, Edit. Quipus srl., La Paz ''Bunchosia armeniaca'' yields a fruit that is very s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapium Glandulosum
''Sapium glandulosum'' is a species of tree in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to the Neotropics from Mexico and the Caribbean south to Argentina, and it has been cultivated elsewhere.''Sapium''. Malesian Euphorbiaceae Descriptions. National Herbarium Nederland. It is the most common ''Sapium'' species. Its common names include gumtree, milktree, ''leche de olivo'', and ''olivo macho''.''Sapium glandulosum''. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. This is a species of tree up to 30 meters tall, usually with some |
Urubamba River
The Urubamba River or Vilcamayo River (possibly from Quechua ''Willkamayu'', for "sacred river") is a river in Peru. Upstream it is called Vilcanota River (possibly from Aymara ''Willkanuta'', for "house of the sun"). Within the La Convención Province the naming changes to Urubamba. A partially navigable headwater of the Amazon River, it rises in the Andes to the southeast of Cuzco. It originates on the slopes of Khunurana in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, near the La Raya pass. It flows north-north-west for 724 kilometers before coalescing with the Tambo River to form the Ucayali River. The Urubamba is divided into Upper Urubamba and Lower Urubamba, the dividing feature being the Pongo de Mainique, an infamous whitewater canyon. Upper Urubamba The Upper Urubamba (''Alto Urubamba'') valley features a high population and extensive irrigation works. A number of ruins of the Inca Empire lie in the Sacred Valley, including the Incan city of Machu Picchu, Patallaqta, Pikillaq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tambo River (Peru)
The Tambo River (Spanish: Río Tambo) is a Peruvian river on the eastern slopes of the Andes. The name only refers to a relatively short section; about long. It starts at the confluence of the Ene and Perené Rivers at the town of Puerto Prado. From here the Tambo River flows in an easterly direction and then turns north. When merging with the Urubamba River at the town of Atalaya, it becomes the Ucayali River. The Tambo is part of the headwaters of the Amazon River whose origin is the Mantaro River The Mantaro River ( es, Río Mantaro, qu, Hatunmayu) is a long river running through the central region of Peru. Its Quechua name means "great river". The word "Mantaro" may be a word originally from the Asháninka language, who live downstream a ... at Cordilerra Ruminator Cruz. Tributaries of the Amazon River Rivers of Peru Tributaries of the Ucayali River Rivers of Junín Region Rivers of Ucayali Region {{Peru-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palcazu River
The Palcazu River is a river in Peru. It originates at the confluence of the Bocaz and Cacazú rivers which are born in the mountains of the mountain range of San Matías–San Carlos Protection Forest, San Carlos. It flows to Pachitea River. The Palcazu has a length of 182 km, draining an area of 3337 km² and a flow of 2892.5 m³/s. It belongs to the rivers of longitudinal type, that is to say that passes parallel to the structure of the rocks. Its breadth reaches a maximum of 300 m. The Palcazu valley is occupied by native people called the Yanesha' people, Amuesha Indians.Fine Woodworking (1995). Wood', Taunton Press. p. 113. . References Rivers of Peru Rivers of Pasco Region {{Peru-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Ecosystem
A lake ecosystem or lacustrine ecosystem includes biotic (living) plants, animals and micro-organisms, as well as abiotic (non-living) physical and chemical interactions. Lake ecosystems are a prime example of lentic ecosystems (''lentic'' refers to stationary or relatively still freshwater, from the Latin ''lentus'', which means "sluggish"), which include ponds, lakes and wetlands, and much of this article applies to lentic ecosystems in general. Lentic ecosystems can be compared with lotic ecosystems, which involve flowing terrestrial waters such as rivers and streams. Together, these two ecosystems are examples of freshwater ecosystems. Lentic systems are diverse, ranging from a small, temporary rainwater pool a few inches deep to Lake Baikal, which has a maximum depth of 1642 m. The general distinction between pools/ponds and lakes is vague, but Brown states that ponds and pools have their entire bottom surfaces exposed to light, while lakes do not. In addition, some lakes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unini River
The Unini River ( pt, Rio Unini) is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a right tributary of the Rio Negro. Course The Unini River forms where the Água Preta stream joins the Preto River. It then flows east to the Rio Negro, forming the border between the Rio Unini Extractive Reserve to the north and the Jaú National Park The Jaú National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional do Jaú) is a National park (Brazil), national park located in the state of Amazonas State, Brazil, Amazonas, Brazil. It is one of the largest forest reserve in South America, and part of a World Herita ... to the south. The river basin has about 1,500 streams and over 1,000 lakes, with an estimated length of from its mouth to the headwaters. The basin covers about . The largest tributaries are the Papagaio, Paunini and Solimõezinho streams. The river has generally acidic water with little suspended material. The river and its tributaries make many meanders, creating great diversity of aq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pucallpa
Pucallpa (, qu, puka allpa, lit=red dirt; Shipibo language, Shipibo: ''May Ushin'') is a city in eastern Peru located on the banks of the Ucayali River, a major tributary of the Amazon River. It is the capital of the Ucayali region, the Coronel Portillo Province and the Calleria District. This city is categorized as the only metropolis in Ucayali, being the largest populated center of the region. According to the ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática'', it is the tenth most populated city in Peru and second largest in the Peruvian Amazon after Iquitos. In 2013 it housed a population of 211,611 inhabitants. Although originally located in the Callería District, district of Callería, in the 1980s it formed a conurbation with the towns of Coronel Portillo Province, Puerto Callao (Yarinacocha District, district of Yarinacocha) and San Fernando (Manantay District, district of Manantay, created in 2000). Most of the transport to Pucallpa is done through the Ucayali R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
