Cotahuasi Subbasin Landscape Reserve

Cotahuasi Subbasin Landscape Reserve
Reserva Paisajística Sub Cuenca del Cotahuasi
Map showing the location of Cotahuasi Subbasin Landscape Reserve
Map of Peru
Location Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Peru
Coordinates 15°03′04″S 72°55′12″W / 15.051°S 72.92°W / -15.051; -72.92[1]Coordinates: 15°03′04″S 72°55′12″W / 15.051°S 72.92°W / -15.051; -72.92[2]
Area 4,306 km2 (1,663 sq mi)
Established May 18, 2005

The Cotahuasi Subbasin Landscape Reserve (Spanish: Reserva Paisajística Sub Cuenca del Cotahuasi) is a protected area in Peru located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province. It protects part of the Central Andean puna and Sechura Desert ecoregions.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sub Cuenca del Cotahuasi Landscape Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
  2. ↑ "Sub Cuenca del Cotahuasi Landscape Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
  3. ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 2011-10-14.

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