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Besides its well-developed tourism infrastructure, it offers several private reserves and lodges known for their montane forests, waterfalls and unique cloud forest biodiversity. Much of the land is privately protected, and an additional 86 square kilometers (33 sq mi) falls within the Mindo-Nambillo Ecological Reserve ( Spanish : Bosque ...
[citation needed] It is located in a valley, of which some 19,000 hectares are protected in what is called the Bosque Protector Mindo Nambillo ecosystem in which live about 500 varieties of birds and 90 species of butterflies.
Tabaconas-Namballe National Sanctuary (Santuario Nacional Tabaconas-Namballe) is a national sanctuary in Peru established in 1988, and protects the southernmost part of the páramo ecosystem. [2] It is located in San Ignacio Province , Cajamarca and spans an area of 32,124.87 ha (79,382.3 acres).
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Yumbilla Falls is a waterfall located near the town of Cuispes, in the northern Peruvian region of Amazonas. It is considered the world's fifth tallest waterfall, becoming internationally known since late 2007 due to a geographical survey conducted by the Geographical Institute of Peru (IGN).
A California family who got stranded on top of a waterfall managed to get help after creating their own version of a message in a bottle.. Curtis Whitson, his son, Matthew Whitson, and his ...
The Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Mahasamund district. The reserve is about 100 km from Raipur and about 45 km from Mahasamund city. It was established in 1976 under the Wildlife Protection Act. [1] The Jonk River flows through the sanctuary, which is a tributary of the Mahanadi river.
The park is 25 hectares in size and has waterfalls. Half of this jungle is cleared to serve as a tourist spot, while the other half is developed as a wildlife sanctuary. A trek for a kilometre leads one to a full view of the seasonal waterfall. The inflow of tourists is greater only during the holidays.