Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve

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Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve is one of Peru’s largest and most biodiverse Amazonian protected areas, renowned for its flooded forests, rich wildlife, and ecotourism opportunities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biosphere reserve ⓘ
national reserve ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
area approximately 20,800 square kilometers ⓘ
over 2,000,000 hectares ⓘ
climate humid tropical ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
designation National Reserve of Peru ⓘ
ecosystemType flooded forest ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
varzea forest ⓘ
established 1982 ⓘ
establishedBy Government of Peru ⓘ
feature extensive river and lagoon systems ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ
governingBody SERNANP ⓘ
Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado ⓘ
habitatFor Amazon river dolphin ⓘ
arapaima ⓘ
caimans ⓘ
giant river otter ⓘ
macaws ⓘ
manatee ⓘ
primates ⓘ
hasLocalCommunities indigenous communities ⓘ
ribereño communities ⓘ
IUCNCategory VI ⓘ
knownFor ecotourism ⓘ
flooded forests ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
wildlife watching ⓘ
locatedIn Amazon Basin ⓘ
Loreto Region ⓘ
Peruvian Amazon ⓘ
namedAfter Pacaya River ⓘ
Samiria River ⓘ
nearestCity Iquitos ⓘ
nearestTown Nauta ⓘ
partOf Amazon rainforest ⓘ
RamsarDesignation wetland of international importance ⓘ
recognizedAs Ramsar site ⓘ
supportsActivity community-based tourism ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
wildlife conservation ⓘ
tourismAccess boat ⓘ
river cruises ⓘ
traversedBy Amazon River tributaries ⓘ
Marañón River ⓘ
Ucayali River ⓘ

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Iquitos → nearProtectedArea → Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve ⓘ
Loreto Region → hasProtectedArea → Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve ⓘ
subject linked to: Loreto Region of Peru
Peruvian Amazon → hasProtectedArea → Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve ⓘ
Maynas Province → containsProtectedArea → Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve ⓘ
Eastern Peru → hasProtectedArea → Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve ⓘ
subject linked to: eastern Peru
Loreto Department → containsProtectedArea → Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve ⓘ
Nauta → tourismAttractionAccess → Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve ⓘ
Nauta → nearProtectedArea → Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve ⓘ
Pacaya River → flowsThrough → Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve ⓘ
Pacaya River → protectedAreaContext → Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve ⓘ
Pacaya River → partOf → Pacaya-Samiria wetland complex ⓘ
linked to: Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
Samiria River → flowsThrough → Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve ⓘ
Samiria River → locatedInProtectedArea → Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve ⓘ