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Yacurí National Park
Yacurí National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Yacurí) is a National Park in Ecuador located on the border between the provinces Loja Province, Loja and Zamora Chinchipe. It is part of a larger Protected Forest of . It was founded in 2009. The headwaters for both the Chinchipe-Mayo (east) and Catamayo-Chira (west) water basins are in the park. Flora The Park contains a variety of ecosystems. Most of the park is in one of the following: * Southern Andean Shrub Páramo (Páramo Arbustivo de los Andes del Sur): 42.6% * Eastern Andean Upper Montane Evergreen Forest (Bosque Siempreverde Montano Alto de los Andes Orientales): 22% * Southern Andean Dry Montane Shrubland (Matorral Seco Montano de los Andes del Sur): 15.1% * Eastern Andean Cloud Forest (Bosque de Neblina Montano de los Andes Orientales): 14% The park contains 280 plant species. 32 of them are endemic to the park. Two of the species are endangered and 11 are vulnerable. Fauna There are 18 species of mammals in the park of wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Ekuatur Nunka''), is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about west of the mainland. The country's capital and largest city is Quito. The territories of modern-day Ecuador were once home to a variety of Indigenous groups that were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire during the 15th century. The territory was colonized by Spain during the 16th century, achieving independence in 1820 as part of Gran Colombia, from which it emerged as its own sovereign state in 1830. The legacy of both empires is reflected in Ecuador's ethnically diverse population, with most of its mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |