Janca is one of the eight
Natural Regions
A natural region (landscape unit) is a basic geographic unit. Usually, it is a region which is distinguished by its common natural features of geography, geology, and climate.
From the ecological point of view, the naturally occurring flora and f ...
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 ...
(''Janq'u'' is
Aymaran for “White”). It is located in the frozen heights where the
condor
Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua language, Quechua ''kuntur''. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.
One species, the And ...
lives.
The fauna in this region is limited because of the very cold weather. The only plant that grows here is the
yareta or yarita (''Azorella yarita'').
[Pulgar Vidal, Javier: Geografía del Perú; Las Ocho Regiones Naturales del Perú. Edit. Universo S.A., Lima 1979. First Edition (his dissertation of 1940): Las ocho regiones naturales del Perú, Boletín del Museo de historia natural „Javier Prado“, n° especial, Lima, 1941, 17, pp. 145-161.]
Overview
Andean Continental Divide
Mountain Top:
* Mountain passes - 4,100 m
*
Puna grassland
The puna grassland ecoregion, part of the Andean montane grasslands and shrublands biome, is found in the central Andes Mountains of South America. It is considered one of the eight Natural Regions in Peru,Pulgar Vidal, Javier: Geografía del Per ...
* Andean-alpine desert
*
Snow line
The climatic snow line is the boundary between a snow-covered and snow-free surface. The actual snow line may adjust seasonally, and be either significantly higher in elevation, or lower. The permanent snow line is the level above which snow wil ...
- about 5,000 m
* Janca - Rocks, Snow and Ice
* Peak
See also
*
Climate zones by altitude
*
Altitudinal zonation
Literature
Andes
Altitudinal life zones of Peru
Ecoregions of Peru
Physiographic regions of Peru
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