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Discover Pacaya SamiriaThe Pacaya Samiria National Reserve was stablished on February 4, 1982, through Law (D.S.) N 016-82-AG. This National Reserve is located in the department of Loreto, provinces of Requena, Ucayali and Alto Amazonas. It has a surface of 208,000 hectares and is the biggest in the country. The wild fauna in the area is abundant and very rich. There are 132 types of mammals especially monkeys and gnawings, 330 types of birds, 150 types of reptiles and bathracians and 200 types of fishes. There is also a great fauna including the paiche (Arapaima gigas) which is a quite big fish very appreciated by its meat, the charapa (Podocnemis expanii) the vaca marino (Trichechus inunguis) the bufeo colorado (Inia geoffrensis) and the bufeo negro (Satalia fluviatilis).
The vegetation is one of the most diverse among the tropical humid forest. Until now, they have determined 847 species, which are grouped into 118 families; of these 22 are orchids. The palm trees occupy a great area of the reserve, the majority of them being the specie morete palm (Mauritia flexuosa). Among the timber-yielding and economically important trees you can find: the spanish cedar (cedrella odorata), the quinine bark (Cinchona officinalis), the mahogany tree (Maena Capimori), the cacao (Theobroma cacao), the chuchuhuasa (Noxythece sp.), the hormiga caspi (Durdia eriophila), the huairuro (Ormosia amazonica), the white dragon (Chorisia insignis) and the el machín sapote (Quararibea bicolor). The national reserve is also inhabited by some species in danger of extinction such as the maquisapa negro (Ateles Paniscus), the maquisapa pecho amarillo (Ateles beltzeguth) and the river wolf (Pteronura brasiliensis). Flora in Pacaya Samiria is quite rich, there are 847 types of plants grouped in 118 families including 22 types of orchids; palm trees are found everywhere as well. The Aguaje (Mauritia flexuosa) is however the most representative plant in the area, the cedar (Cedrella odorata), the cascarilla (Cirichona officinalis), the mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), the cacao (Theobroma cacao), the chuchuhuasa (Noxy thece sp.) the hormiga caspi (Durdia eriophila), the huairuro (Ormosia amazonica), the lupuna (Chorisla insignis) and the machin sapote (Quaribea bicolor), among others, are also found in Pacaya Samiria. The principle objectives of the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve are: conservation of the representative ecosystems of the lower jungle of the Peruvian Amazon, preserving it's genetic diversity, supporting the research on the wild flora and fauna of the land and water, assuring adequate handling; especially of the species which are threatened and those of use now and of potential use, to facilitate the socioeconomic development of the surrounding towns by means of rational utilization of the wild fauna and flora as well as encouraging local tourism. Return from Pacaya Samiria to Travel-Peru-Now Homepage
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