Pacaya–Samiria National Reserve, is a protected area located in the region of Loreto, Peru and spans an area of 20,800 km2 (8,000 sq mi).[2] It protects an area of low hills and seasonally flooded forest in the Amazon rainforest.[2]
Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve and the near Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Reserve both forms a biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon jungle.
The annual mean temperature ranges between 20 and 33 °C, while the annual mean precipitation ranges between 2000 and 3000 mm.[2] It is advisable to visit the reserve between May and January.[2] The climograph shown here corresponds to the nearby town of Nauta (93 m of elevation).[5]
Native peoples still inhabit the reserve, as well as more recent settlers.[2]
Recreation
The reserve has 15 authorized campsites distributed in 8 areas open for tourism; as well as 5 wilderness huts.[2] Moreover, there are 19 park ranger stations (4 of them with information stands) and 21 neighborhood watch stations.[2]
^ abSoini, Pekka; Sicchar, Luis; Gil, Grocio; Fachín, Augusto; Pezo, Roberto; Chumbe, Milton (1996). Una evaluación de la fauna silvestre y su aprovechamiento en la Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria (in Spanish). IIAP. pp. 37–55.