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The Santiago Comaina Reserve was established on January 21, 1999
through Law (D.S.) Nº 005-99-AG. It is located in the
department of Amazonas, province of Condorcanqui. It has a
surface of 863,277 hectares.
We can find several animals such as: the puffin (Salmiri sp.),
the jaguar (Panthera onca) the condor (Vultur gryphus), the
paujil (Pax globulosa), the white alligator (Caiman crocodilus),
the black alligator (Melanosuchus niger). There are about
40 types of archids in the area of the Chain of Mountains
called El Condor.
There
are 474 types of butterflies, A new type of fish called
Creagrutus sp. Which has just been discovered.
We
can see the parrot of mejillas doradas (golden cheeks) (Leptosittaca
braanickii) and the monkey (Ateeles belzebuth), as well
as a some native communities such as the Jibaros, Aguarunas,
Huambisas who live along the rivers Cenepa, Marañon
Nieva and Santiago. We can also find several types of trees
such as: the Cedar (Cedrela sp.) The tornilla (Cedrelinga
catenae formis), the quinua (Chinchona sp.), the cumala
(Lry anthera sp.), there are also palm trees such as: the
huasai (Ruter precatoria), the ungurahui (Yesenia batana)
and the pona (iriarter sp.).
The
main goal of the Santiago Comaina Reserve is the conservation
of the geographical integrity.
Please click on the following links
to Reserved Areas in Peru:
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