Rupa-Rupa

Rupa-Rupa or High Jungle is one of the eight natural regions of Peru. It is located between 400 and 1,000 m above the sea level. This region has many long, narrow valleys and fluvial mountain trails (canyons called pongos). The weather is warm, humid, and rainy.

Hot springs in the Rupa-Rupa Region, Amazonas, Peru.

This region has a tropical flora.

The fauna includes the Brazilian Tapir (sachavaca, also called mountain cow), the White-lipped Peccary (huangana), and the Jaguar (otorongo).

Rupa Rupa is the hottest region in Peru.[1]

Overview

Andean Continental Divide

WestsideEastside
Chala, dry coastLowland tropical rainforest or Selva baja
Maritime YungasHighland tropical rainforest or Selva alta
Maritime YungasSubtropical cloud forest or Fluvial Yungas
Quechua - Montane valleysQuechua - Montane valleys
Tree lineTree line - about 3,500 m
Suni, scrubs and agricultureSuni, scrubs and agriculture

Mountain Top:

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See also

Literature

  1. Pulgar Vidal, Javier: Geografía del Perú; Las Ocho Regiones Naturales del Perú. Edit. Universo S.A., Lima 1979. First Edition (his dissertation of 1940): Las ocho regiones naturales del Perú, Boletín del Museo de historia natural „Javier Prado“, n° especial, Lima, 1941, 17, pp. 145-161.

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