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TUMBESD PROTECTED AREA
Acces y Topography.-Splitting of Tumbes a clue once was asphalted to Pampas's district of Hospital is gone over; Next carrozable to an assigned job goes after for a narrow path the forest rangers in Isla Noblecilla himself. From there on I can be followed on foot or renting a horse to penetrate in the jungle. As we advance the environment turns humid, and this humidity is the one that maintains the foliage of the zone in winter, turning into a jungle during the rainy seasons. The Niño is like a blessing for this piece of jungle that survives in the northerly of the Perú, but it becomes a nightmare for the habitants, by reason of its vulnerability of human presence that does not respect those territories that will be affected for the flood tides and the river's over flowing. Continuing the running, we contemplated the low- vegetation hills covered a dense mist that comes from the Oriental spring of the Andes, provoking comfortable temperatures that do not rich the 24°C. All this environment is propitious to the development of an unequalled flora and fauna. Its landscape is similar to the appreciated in our country's high jungle but stands out because is approximately in the face of the sea, in the occidental flank of Los Andes Peruanos.
Flora.- A rich variety of wood-yielding trees variety can be appreciated: Hualtaco, Cedro, El Palo de Balsa, El Laurel, La Oreja de Leon. Predominate El Algarrobo ( Prosopis pallida ), El Zapote ( Capparis longifolia ), Guayacán ( Tabeuia sp ), Amarillo ( Centrolobium ochoxylon ), Polo Polo, ( Cocholpermum vitifolium) Guayabo del Monte ( Psidium sp ); Besides, the Pechinche or Casposo, Salvajina, Ceibo, Moena, Pretino y Matapalo, among others. Most of the plants that habit this forest have their origin in other natural regions, as Cedro, Ficus Estrangulador and Zapote, whom come from the Amazonian jungles; or the Ceibo and Guayacán, also are presents in the dry forest equatorial. Another one, however, they are endemics of this peculiar environment and can not be find in any other place of the country. In the case of several sorts of bromelias, and tillandsias such as La Salvajina, and the little and delicate flowers native of several species of lianas and plantas de sombre, such as Las Malváceas and Las Amaranthaceas. Among the more representatives of the wild flowers of this Area Reservada emphasize the following sort of, some of them are endemic of the zone:
Fauna.- Here are reported 25 species of mammals, 20 of reptiles and 250 of birds. In some areas of the Forest still it is possible to observe the rare Cotomono of Tumbes or Mono Aullador ( Aloatta palliata ), that possesses a very strong tail and weigh among 7 and 9 kiloes ; And in its deep water courses to the dangerous Cocodrilo de Tumbes ( Crocodilus acutus ) that survives in the forest's high part, could have gotten to measuring to 4 meters, enjoying 40 years and weighing to 100 kiloes; And in the river bends to the Nutriasof the northwestern ( Loutra annenctens ). Thus also habit El Venado Gris ( Odocoiles virginianus ), El Venado Rojo ( American Mazama ), Jaguar ( Panthera onca ), Perezoso de Tres Dedos, Pava Aliblanca, ( Penelope albipennis ), Sajinos, Tigrillos and a diversity of paseiformes. Another representative species of this singular ecosystem are: El Trogón The trogón, all a variegated- plumage troubadour; The elegant- flight Alcón de los Caminos, excellent hunter; El Pajaro Carpintero, that lives on worms and insects that extracts of the trees pregnant of putrefaction. It is calculated that this little bird can tap to 30,000 times a day athwart the trees's bark. The environment is very attractive to the fauna of different regions. Thus in the low jungle is the Otorongo, El Machon Blanco and La Hualilla, from the high jungle are El Condor and El the precious Venado Gris, in the coastal desert is appreciated; El Chisco; and from the dry forest, La Ardilla de Nuca Blanca. Ornithology.- Tumbes the minor department of Peru, but also he is, paradoxically, one of the most rich in natural in natural diversity, for what it posses a great fascination in the naturists and in the fans to the birds's observation. The diversity of birds from the North western of Peru, is in truth impressive, as to textiles and evolutionary specializations (endemismo ) are referred, according to the habitat where they develop ( forest, desert, wasteland, navy ). Among the ones of bigger interest, for its beauty and endemismo, The avifauna of this zone has the following more important sorts:
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