Taricaya Plus 101

picture info	Taricaya Plus 101 Reserva Ecologica Taricaya is a private nature reserve located in the Peruvian Amazon along the Madre de Dios River, a major tributary to the Amazon River. Since 2004, it has been under the ownership of Projects Abroad, a for-profit company based in Great Britain with volunteer programs in over 20 countries. Puerto Maldonado, the nearest city and capital of the Madre de Dios department of Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ..., is located approximately one hour away by boat ride. The reserve was founded by Oxford biologist Stuart Timson. References External links Reserva Ecologicà Taricaya {{coord missing, Peru Protected areas of Peru Tourist attractions in the Department of Madre de Dios ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Peruvian Amazon Peruvian Amazonia (), informally known locally as the Peruvian jungle () or just the jungle (), is the area of the Amazon rainforest in Peru, east of the Andes and Peru's borders with Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, and Bolivia. Peru has the second-largest portion of the Amazon rainforest after the Brazilian Amazon. Extension Most Peruvian territory is covered by dense forests on the east side of the Andes, yet only 5% of Peruvians live in this area. More than 60% of Peruvian territory is covered by the Amazon rainforest, more than in any other country. According to the Research Institute of the Peruvian Amazon (''Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana'', IIAP), the spatial delineation of the Peruvian Amazon is as follows: * Ecological criteria: 782,880.55 km2 (60.91% of Peruvian territory and approximately 11.05% of the entire Amazon jungle). * Hydrographic criteria or basin criteria: (75.31% of Peruvian territory and approximately 16.13% of the whole Amazon b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Madre De Dios River The Madre de Dios River () is a river shared by Bolivia and Peru which is homonymous to the Peruvian region it runs through. On Bolivian territory, it receives the Beni River, close to the town of Riberalta, which later joins with the Mamore River to become the Madeira River after the confluence. The Madeira is a tributary to the Amazon River. The Madre de Dios is an important waterway for the department of Madre de Dios, particularly Puerto Maldonado, the largest town in the area, and the capital of the department. Mango farming and gold mining are among the many industries on its banks. Other important industries the Madre de Dios provides are selective logging and farming, both of which are serious environmental problems. Along the length of the river, there are several national parks and reserves, notably Tambopata-Candamo National Park, Manu National Park (also known as Manu Biosphere Reserve) and Bahuaja-Sonene National Park. Hydrography The Madre de Dios serves as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Puerto Maldonado Puerto Maldonado () is a city in southeastern Peru in the Amazon rainforest west of the Bolivian border, located at the confluence of the Tambopata River, Tambopata and Madre de Dios River, Madre de Dios rivers. The latter river joins the Madeira River as a tributary of the Amazon River, Amazon. This city is the capital of the Department of Madre de Dios. Nearby are the Manu National Park, Tambopata-Candamo, Tambopata National Reserve, and Bahuaja-Sonene National Park, which have been established to protect natural resources. These are some of the most pristine primary rain forests in the world. They include several oxbow lakes and Geophagia#Birds, clay licks, where hundreds of birds, including macaws, feed on clay. Among the indigenous peoples in this area are the Machiguenga. History Because it was less accessible by major rivers, the department of Madre de Dios was among the later ones to be explored during the late-19th-century rubber boom in the Amazonian Basin. Rubber baron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Department Of Madre De Dios Madre de Dios (, ) is a department and region in southeastern Peru, bordering Brazil, Bolivia and the Peruvian departments of Puno, Cusco and Ucayali, in the Amazon Basin. Its capital is the city of Puerto Maldonado. It is also the third largest department in Peru, after Ucayali and Loreto. However, it is also the least densely populated department in Peru, as well as its least populous department. It has one of the lowest poverty rates in Peru. The name of the department is derived from the Madre de Dios River, ultimately a tributary of the Amazon, and named by ethnic Spanish colonists. It is a very common Spanish language designation for the Virgin Mary, literally meaning Mother of God. Geography The department is almost entirely low-lying Amazon rainforest. The climate is warm and damp, with average temperatures around ax.: , min.: The rainy season is from December to March, when torrential rainfall causes rivers to swell and often overflow their banks. Annual precipita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west, to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country, to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River. Peru has Demographics of Peru, a population of over 32 million, and its capital and largest city is Lima. At , Peru is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 19th largest country in the world, and the List of South American countries by area, third largest in South America. Pre-Columbian Peru, Peruvian territory was home to Andean civilizations, several cultures during the ancient and medieval periods, and has one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Stuart Timson Stuart may refer to: People Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Clan Stuart of Bute, a Scottish clan House of Stuart, a royal house of Scotland and England Places Australia Generally Stuart Highway, connecting South Australia and the Northern Territory Northern Territory Stuart, the former name for Alice Springs (changed 1933) Stuart Park, an inner city suburb of Darwin Central Mount Stuart, a mountain peak Queensland Stuart, Queensland, a suburb of Townsville Mount Stuart, Queensland, a suburb of Townsville Mount Stuart (Queensland), a mountain South Australia * Stuart, South Australia, a locality in the Mid Murray Council Electoral district of Stuart, a state electoral district Hundred of Stuart, a cadastral unit Canada Stuart Channel, a strait in the Gulf of Georgia region of British Columbia United Kingdom Castle Stuart United States Stuart, Florida Stuart, Iowa Stuart, Nebraska Stuart, Oklahoma Stua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Protected Areas Of Peru This is a list of protected areas in Peru. Natural heritage The Constitution of Peru of 1993 recognized the natural resources and ecosystem variety of its country as a heritage. In 1990, the National System of Natural Areas that are protected by the Government (SINANPE) was created.SINANPE list of protected areas , retrieved 17 July 2012. This entity depends on the National Service of Protected Areas by the State (SERNANP), Ministry of Environment. Peru has 76 natural protected areas (more of 15% of the country surface area) that are preserved by the National Government: 15 national parks, 9 national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]