Titicaca National Reservation

Titicaca

the Uros floating islands on Lake Titicaca, Puno
Location Puno Region, Puno Province, Huancané Province, Peru
Area 36.180 ha

The Titicaca National Reservation is located in the Puno Region, Peru, in the Puno and Huancané provinces. Its main purpose is to preserve the ecosystems and landscapes of the Titicaca lake and surrounding Central Andean wet puna ecoregion.[1]

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References

  1. Olson, D. M, E. Dinerstein; et al. (2001). "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth". BioScience. 51 (11): 933–938. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2.

Coordinates: 15°50′11″S 69°20′19″W / 15.83639°S 69.33861°W / -15.83639; -69.33861

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