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Yunka (other)
Yunga may refer to: * Yunga region of Peru, Bolivia, and northern Argentina * Yunga District, a district of Peru * two provinces of Bolivia: Nor Yungas Province and Sud Yungas Province * Yunga language (Peru) * Yunga language (Australia) * Yunga people (Australia), an ethnic group See also * Yungas Cocalera Revolution, a political group in Bolivia * Yungas Road, a cycle route in Bolivia {{Disambiguation, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yunga Region
The Yungas (Aymara language, Aymara ''yunka'' warm or temperate Andes or earth, Quechua language, Quechua ''yunka'' warm area on the slopes of the Andes) is a bioregion of a narrow band of forest along the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains from Peru and Bolivia, and extends into Northwest Argentina at the slope of the Andes pre-cordillera. It is a transitional zone between the Andean highlands and the eastern forests. Like the surrounding areas, the Yungas belong to the Neotropical realm; the climate is rainy, humid, and warm. Setting The Yungas forests are extremely diverse, ranging from moist lowland forest to evergreen montane forest and cloud forests. The terrain, formed by valleys, fluvial mountain trails and streams, is extremely rugged and varied, contributing to the ecological diversity and richness. A complex mosaic of habitats occur with changing latitude as well as elevation. There are high levels of biodiversity and Endemic (ecology), species endemism throughout th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |