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Peruvian Amazonia (Spanish: Amazonía del Perú), informally known locally as the Peruvian jungle (Spanish: selva peruana) or just the jungle (Spanish: la selva), is the area of the Amazon rainforest in Peru, east of the Andes and Peru's borders with Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, and Bolivia. This region comprises 60% of the country and is marked ...
Migrants also settled in other parts of the Selva Zoque. Some of the new arrivals engaged in small scale farming and hunting, while others moved into more destructive activities such as ranching, illegal logging of valuable tree species and cultivation of narcotics. [7] In the core Chimalapas region there was a total population of about 18,000 ...
Omagua or low jungle (selva baja or partially tierra caliente) is one of the eight [1] natural regions of Peru. It is located between 80 and 400m above sea level in the Peruvian Amazonia (Amazon rainforest). In this region, there are a lot of rivers that create meanders, swamps and lagoons.
The name Amazon is said to arise from a war Francisco de Orellana fought with the Tapuyas and other tribes. The women of the tribe fought alongside the men, as was their custom. [9] Orellana derived the name Amazonas from the Amazons of Greek mythology, described by Herodotus and Diodorus. [9]
The proposed 2021 budget contemplates MXN $4,133 billion (US $199.3 million), and 18.% increase over 2020, for the Corredor Multimodal Interoceánico Istmo de Tehuantepec (Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec). [5] Aftermath of the 2017 Chiapas earthquake in the Istmo region. Isthmus of Tehuantepec map.
The Laguna Miramar in the Lacandon Jungle. The Lacandon Jungle (Spanish: Selva Lacandona) is an area of rainforest which stretches from Chiapas, Mexico, into Guatemala.The heart of this rainforest is located in the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in Chiapas near the border with Guatemala in the Montañas del Oriente region of the state.
La Selva (Spanish for the jungle) may refer to: La Selva Beach, California; La Selva Biological Station, in Costa Rica, one of the Organization for Tropical Studies research stations; La Selva de Mar, a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain; La Selva del Camp, municipality in Tarragona, Spain
In 2006 UNESCO designated Selva El Ocote as an international biosphere reserve, including both the core area and a larger buffer zone totaling 1012.88 km 2. [ 2 ] Economic activities in the reserve include agriculture and animal husbandry, organic coffee growing, animal husbandry, agriculture, and ecotourism.