Alto Nanay-Pintuyacu-Chambira

About Alto Nanay-Pintuyacu-Chambira

Alto Nanay-Pintuyacu-Chambira Regional Conservation Area protects 954,635 hectares of predominantly white-sand (varillal) and blackwater forest ecosystems in the upper Nanay, Pintuyacu, and Chambira river basins in Loreto, representing one of the largest protected white-sand forest landscapes in Peru. These nutrient-poor forests support a remarkable concentration of endemic plants and birds found nowhere else in the world, including several bird species discovered after the area was established. The ACR protects water sources for Iquitos and provides critical habitat for Achuar, Kichwa, and other indigenous communities.