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Province of Maynas, department of Loreto.
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The Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve is home to the largest concentration of white sand or varillales forests known in the Peruvian Amazon, where numerous unique species of plants and animals live. It protects a sample of the flooded forests by the waste waters of the Nanay, also unique in the Peruvian Amazon. This reserve contains an enormous and peculiar biological wealth, in which numerous species of endemic plants and animals of restricted distribution stand out, many of them still without scientific description.
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Among the birds, two dozen stand out that only inhabit forests of white sand and that were unknown in Peru until just five years ago. In the last five years, four species of birds new to science associated with white sand forests, three species of anthill (Herpsilochmus gentryi, Percnostola arenarum and Myrmeciza castanea) and one flytrap (Zimmerius villarejoi) have been described; there is a fifth that is still under description (Polioptila clementsi). To these must be added another ten species of birds not known before in Peru, such as the beautiful cotinga (Xipholena punicea) and the manakin (Neopelma chrysocephalum). It is suggested to visit the José Álvarez Alonso Biological Station (EBJAA) of the IIAP, because they have established trails for trekking.
Province of Maynas, department of Loreto.
58,069 hectares.
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Free admission to the Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve for local population of the region of Loreto on commemorative and significant dates such as: Anniversary of Iquitos (January 5th), Anniversary of the Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve (January 15th), Anniversary of MINAM - SERNANP (May 13th), Tourism Day (September 27th) and Peruvian Park Ranger Day (December 6th), in addition to the last Sunday of each month, except for long holidays such as Easter, Feast of San Juan and National Holidays, as part of the promotion of domestic tourism provisioned in article 34 and 41 of Law No. 29408, Tourism Law.
In the early hours of the day, you can see, at least, one endemic bird species in the varillales forests on white sand, something that you will not find anywhere on the planet. At night you can see, at least, one kind of Ayaymama mythological bird. Of the seven (7) species of ayaymamas that exist in the world, five (5) are recorded in the reserve. You will be able to accompany the inhabitants of the Mishana community in their forests and cochas (lagoons), a sample community of sustainable use in Loreto, to carry out their daily customs. Mishana Community Ideal for endemic bird watching and for exploratory hikes and river walks. Shamanism and healing sessions are also held with medicinal plants. In this community you will find the Albergue Chullachaqui and Albergue Chamizal, with all the comforts for a pleasant stay.
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