Güeppi-Sekime National Park is a protected area located in the Peruvian region of Loreto, on the border with Ecuador.[2] The park encompasses 203,628.51 hectares (2,036 km2) of forests in a landscape that features hills and seasonally flooded lowlands.[2]
History
The Güeppi Reserved Zone was established in March 1997, initially covering 6,260 km2 (2,420 sq mi).[3] The name and the extension were modified and was granted a national park status in 2012.[2]
Climate
The park has a warm and humid climate, with an average temperature of 25.5 °C (77.9 °F) and precipitation between 2500 and 2800 mm.[2]
There is a large diversity of birds and reptiles such as the black caiman (Melansosuchus niger). It is also home to several endangered species such as the jaguar (Panther onca) and the giant otter (Pteronura brasuliensis). This is also a site of the pink river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), endangered by being used as bait in fishing for mota fish (Calophysus macropterus), despite such practices being illegal.
^ abCastro, Gonzalo; Alfaro, Luis; Werbrouck, Pierre (2001). "A partnership between government and indigenous people for managing protected areas in Peru". Parks. 11 (2). IUCN: 9–10.
^ abRapid Biological and Social Inventories: Cuyabeno-Güeppí. Field Museum. pp. 204–208, 262–292.