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The
Yanachaga - Chemillen National Park was established on August
29, 1986, through Law (D.S.) N 068-86-AG.
This National Park is situated in the department of Pasco,
province Oxampampa, districts of Oxapampa, Villarica, Huancabamba
and Pouzo on a chain of mountains to the east of the Andes.
It has a surface of 122,000 hectares.
One of its main attractive is the innumerable amount of mosses,
brackens, archids, cans, bushes it has. We can also find the
ulcumano (Podocarpus rospigliossi and Podocarpus glomeratus),
the Diablo fuerte tree (Podocarpus oleifolrus and Podocarpus
utilior), cedar (Cedrela lilloi and Cedrela mountain), walnut
tree (Juglans neotropica), oak tree (Lauraceas) among others.
There are also palm trees of different types. The wild fauna
is represented by 59 species of mammals; for example: the
river wolf (Pteronura brasiliensis), the jaguar (Panthera
onca), the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), the small
deer (Pudu mephistopliles), the machetero (Dinomys branickii),
all of then in danger of extinction. We con also find 427
species of birds, as: aguila harpía -eagle- (Harpya
harpija), the Gallito de las rocas (Rupicola peruviana), the
relojero (Momotus momota), the quetzal (Pharomachrus sp.)
and the tucanetas among others.
There are 16 species of reptiles for example: the jergon (Bothrops
sp.), the shushupe (Lachesis muta) and the naka naka (Micrurus
sp.). In its rivers we count on 31 species of fishes such
as corvina (Plagiosion auratus), boquichico (Prochilodus nigricans)
and the Lisa (Schizodon fasciatus). About population there
are 60 native villages.
There
has been found different archaeological sites from the Inca
and Yanesha cultures.
The purpose of this Park is the conservation of the rivers
Palcazú, Huancabamba and Pozuzo in order to keep the
continous production of its valleys and the conservation of
natural areas to protect the native's communities like yaneshas
stabilized in the surroundings of the park.
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