The Alexander von Humboldt National Forest is a national forest of
Peru
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. It is in the
Amazon rainforest, by road from
Lima, Peru.
It is one of the largest and most important forests in the Amazon.
The forest was established in 1965 for production forestry.
In the 1970s, surveys and studies were performed.
However, the forest has been threatened by illegal logging and subsistence farming.
This zone
Alexander Von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 17696 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, ...
published by means of R.M is shaped by the National Forest. Nº 0574-99-AG, corresponding to the department of Ucayali and Areas Authorized for the Use of Incidental Teams to the motosierra named "Castle" or "
Chullachaqui
The Chullachaki (Quechua, "one-footed", from ''chulla'' or ''ch'ulla'' = single, odd, unpaired, asymmetric, ''chaki'' = foot; spelling sometimes also used in Spanish)Gustavo Rodríguez. ''El chullachaki en la otra selva.'' Lima: QG editores, 2011 ...
" created with R.M. Nº 0654-2000-AG.
References
National forests of Peru
Alexander von Humboldt
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