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The National Reserve of Pacaya - Samiria was stablished on February
4, 1982, through Law (D.S.) N 016-82-AG. This National Reserve
is located in the department of Loreto, Requena, Ucayali and
Alto Amazonas.
It has a surface of 2080 000 hectares and is the biggest in
the country. The wild fauna is abundant and very rich. There
are 132 types of mammals especially monkeys and gnawings,
330 types of birds, 150 types of reptiles and bathracians
and 200 types of fishes.
In regard to the fishes we con see: the paiche (Arapaima gigas)
which is a quite big fish very appreciated by its meat; the
charapa (Podocnemis expanii) the vaca marino (Trichechus inunguis)
the bufeo colorado (Inia geoffrensis) and the bufeo negro
(Satalia fluviatilis).
We can also find several animals that are in danger of extinction
such as: the maquisapa negro (Ateles Paniscus), the maquisapa
pecho amarillo (Ateles beltzeguth) and the river wolf (Pteronura
brasiliensis). The vegetation is quite rich, there are847
types of plants grouped in 118 families which 22 of them belong
to the archids, the palm trees are found everywhere as well.
In regard to the bushes and trees we con find the Aguaje (Mauritia
flexuosa) that is the most representative plant in the area,
the cedar (Cedrella odorata), the cascarilla (Cirichona officinalis),
the mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), the cacao (Theobroma
cacao), the chuchuhuasa (Noxy thece sp.) the hormiga caspi
(Durdia eriophila), the huairuro (Ormosia amazonica), the
lupuna (Chorisla insignis) and the machin sapote (Quaribea
bicolor).
The main goals of this Reserve are the protection of the wild
flora and fauna, the social and economical progress of the
population settled in the area, protect the representative
ecosystems of the Amazon and promote the tourism in the Zone.
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