The Protection Forest Adjacent to the Nuevo Imperial Canal Intake is an ecological project. The protected forest is adjacent to the New Imperial Canal Intake and is located approximately 150 km south of the city of

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

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 ...

near the town of Lunahuaná in the

Cañete Province Cañete may refer to: Places * Cañete, Chile, a city in Chile * San Vicente de Cañete, a town in Peru * San Vicente de Cañete District, Peru * Cañete Province, Peru *, in Cañete Province, Peru *Cañete, Cuenca, a municipality in Cuenca, Spain ...

. It is situated in an arid desert region which is a characteristic of the central coast of Peru. It protects the

Nuevo Imperial Nuevo is the Spanish word for "new". It may refer to: * Nuevology, California, a town in California, United States * Nuevo (band), featuring singer and musician Peter Godwin * Nuevo (Bayamón), a settlement in Puerto Rico * "Nuevo", Spanish-langu ...

Canal Intake against the ravage of

Cañete River Cañete may refer to: Places *Cañete, Chile, a city in Chile *San Vicente de Cañete, a town in Peru * San Vicente de Cañete District, Peru *Cañete Province, Peru *, in Cañete Province, Peru *Cañete, Cuenca, a municipality in Cuenca, Spain ** ...

. It also preserves the bordering soils and the infrastructure that guarantees the water supply for agricultural use in the valley.

References

National forests of Peru Geography of the Department of Lima {{SouthAm-protected-area-stub