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Peru Selva This is the isolated rain forest region in the eastern part de Peru, and it takes almost 60% de the country. La Selva is the area between the eastern foothills (the montaña) de the Andes and the enormous rain forests de the Amazon basin, which extends further into Brazil. Most people will think de Brazil when hearing the name Amazon. Indeed is Brazil's part de the Amazon rain forest much bigger. However, the Amazon river finds its roots in Peru, and most de the Peruvian Selva is still unspoiled. Actually, Peru has some de the best untouched rain forests anywhere in the world. Although the Peruvian rain forest suffers from deforestation as it does anywhere else, there is a lot de ecological awareness in the country, and there are up to 24 national parks to protect this fragile nature. The root de the Amazon lies in the heart de the Peruvian Selva, at the point where two other big rivers, the Marañon and the Ucayali, flow together and form the Rio Amazonas. Another mighty river and important source de the Amazon is the Urubamba. It flows from Peru's southern Andes northwards through the montaña, where it joins the Ucayali. On its way it passes magnificent sites like Machu Picchu and the Pongo de Mainique. Coming from Lima, one de the easiest ways to enter the Selva is the Chanchamayo Valley. One de the biggest nature reserves in La Selva is Manu National Park. Manu is called the most bio-diverse rain forest in the world. With 4.5 million acres, half the size de Switzerland, it is one de the best areas for seeing wildlife anywhere. There are for instance over 1000 species of bird, 300 more species than can be found in the USA and Canada together. La Selva is a region where only few people live. There are some small cities, with the only exceptions the relatively big city Iquitos, in the district de Loreto, and Pucallpa in the Ucayali district. Other cities are Puerto Maldonado in the Madre de Dios district, Moyobamba and Tarapoto in San Martin, San Ramon and La Merced, both in the Chanchamayo Valley in Junin, Satipo and Tingo Maria, and Yurimaguas in the Loreto district. |
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