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The Rio Rimac Reserve was established on December 23, 1998 through
Law (D.S.) N 023-98-AG. This Reserved area is located in the
department of Lima, province of Lima and covers the districts
of Cercado de Lima - the Citye center-, El Agustino, Santa
María de Huachipa, Ate-Vitarte, San Juan de Lurigancho,
Chosica and Chaclacayo. It surface covers a strip of 28 kilometers
of the river Rimac.
With
regard to the fauna we can see the falco sparverius, in
the banks of the river we can find birds such as Troglodytes
musculus, the Kingfisher (Chloreceryle americana), the duck
called gargantillo (Anas bahamensis), herons such as: Egretta
thula, Eudocimus albus, bubulcus ibis and Nycticorax nycticorax.
The typical plant in the area is the Pájaro bobo
(Tessaria integrifolis). The main goal of this area is the
preservation of the habitats and the conditioning of the
riverside defenses.
Please click on the following links
to Reserved Areas in Peru:
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