Páramos y Bosques Montanos de Jaén y Tabaconas

About Páramos y Bosques Montanos de Jaén y Tabaconas

Páramos y Bosques Montanos de Jaén y Tabaconas Regional Conservation Area protects 31,537 hectares of páramo grasslands and montane forests in the districts of Sallique, San José del Alto, and Chontalí (Jaén Province) and Tabaconas (San Ignacio Province), Cajamarca, conserving critical high-Andean ecosystems at the intersection of Western Mountain Forests and Eastern Cordillera ecoregions. The ACR harbors 519 plant species, 256 bird species, 31 mammals, and 8 amphibians in ecosystems that supply water to major agricultural valleys in Cajamarca. Established in 2021, it forms a key link in the conservation corridor between Tabaconas-Namballe National Sanctuary and the Ecuadorian border.