The San Matías–San Carlos Protection Forest (Bosque de Protección San Matías-San Carlos) is a national forest situated in

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. It is a forest set aside to preserve the soils and to protect infrastructure, towns, and agricultural grounds against the effects of the water

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huayco A huaico or huayco (from the Quechua ''wayqu'', meaning "depth, valley") is an Andean term for the mudslide and flash flood caused by torrential rains occurring high in the mountains, especially during the weather phenomenon known as ''El Niño''. ...

s, streams or

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s. It lies within the

Peruvian Yungas The Peruvian Yungas is a tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in the Yungas of Peru. Setting The Peruvian Yungas occur on the eastern slopes and valleys of the Peruvian Andes. They form a transition zone between the Southwes ...

and Ucayali moist forests

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s. It also allows for the maintenance and development of the cultural values of the native communities, such as the Ashaninkas, and Amueshas.

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