| ALLPAHUAYO MISHANA NATIONAL RESERVE |
| Dawn on the Amazon, 2006. All rights reserved. |
| With an area of 142,272 acres, Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve (AMNR) contains 500 varieties of trees per 2.5 acres, more than any site on earth, and nearly 100 plant species which do not exist anywhere else in the world. The flora of the reserve is diverse with |
| ALLPAHUAYO MISHANA NATIONAL RESERVE CRUISE |
| over 1,900 species. This rain forest is composed of several soil types, ranging from rare white quartz sands to red clays. Each of these soil types support a unique community of plants and animals, making the AMNR one of the most biodiverse areas in the world. Many of these species are white-sand specialists and are therefore |
| exceedingly rare, due to the scarcity of white-sand forests. Of the 475 species of birds that have been documented in AMNR, 21 species are associated only with the white sand forests. Four new species have recently been identified, named, and registered, and another is, at this writing, unnamed. Believed to exist only within the AMNR, they are the Ancient Antwren, the Mishana tyrannulet, the Allpahuayo Antbird, and the Northern Chesnut-tailed Antbird. Three species of endangered primates are found within the reserve, and for two of them, the Yellow-handed Titi Monkey, and the Equatorial Saki Monkey, Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve is the only place where these monkeys' habitat has been officially protected in Peru. |
| The Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve has set various world records for biological diversity, such as more than 500 species of animals over 2.5 centimeters in length, in a three-quarter hectare area, and 88 species of parasitic wasps, (not counting several yet to be identified specimens), 143 species of reptiles, 71 species |
| of amphibians, 1,900 species of plants and more butterfly species than any other site in the world. Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve This fragile ecosystem must be protected. Its blessing and its curse is that it is easily accessible from Iquitos. For all nature lovers, persons on a tight budget, or people with a short time to visit the rain forest, Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve is a wonderful opportunity that should not be missed. Please contact us now for details. Follow this link to our on-line photo album to see more pictures of Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve. |
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