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Structured data on landscape features, tropical habitat zones, and river systems
Airo Pai Communal Reserve Detailed Geographic Profile and Mapped Regional Boundaries
The geographic profile for Airo Pai Communal Reserve covers a total recorded area of 2478.88 square kilometers within the Loreto Region of Peru. This protected wildlife reserve features a lowland tropical landscape characterized by dominant forest cover and extensive wetlands. Major fluvial systems within the park boundaries include the Río Angusilla, Río Yubineto, Río Yuvineto, and Río Ancusilla.
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Amazonian forestupland forestpalm swampseasonally flooded lowlandcommunal reserve
An Amazonian communal reserve protecting flooded and upland forests of northern Peru alongside Indigenous Secoya and Kichwa communities.
Airo Pai Communal Reserve
The Airo Pai Communal Reserve is a protected area in northern Peru, administered under the country's system of communal reserves that combine biodiversity conservation with the rights and traditional uses of Indigenous peoples. It lies within the Loreto Region, the largest and most Amazonian of Peru's political regions, and spans two provinces: Maynas and Putumayo. The reserve safeguards a mosaic of characteristic Amazonian environments, including upland terra firme forests, palm swamps, and seasonally flooded lowlands that pulse with the rhythms of the regional hydrological cycle. Its creation reflects Peru's approach of using communal reserves to recognize the cultural identity and resource-use practices of local Indigenous communities while placing their territories under formal national protection. Among the species the reserve supports are aquatic mammals and reptiles of great regional importance, including the Amazonian manatee and the giant South American river turtle, as well as the large freshwater fish known as paiche. Beyond its ecological role, Airo Pai is culturally significant for the Secoya and Kichwa communities that continue to use traditional pathways, sacred sites, and subsistence practices within its borders.
- Location
- Peru
- Park type
- Wildlife reserve
- Established
- 2012
- Area
- 2,478.9 km²
Location overview
Recorded regional and national setting for this terrestrial reserve
Airo Pai Communal Reserve in Loreto Region, Peru
Airo Pai Communal Reserve is geographically recorded in Loreto Region, Peru. Its overview connects the reserve to these administrative memberships and identifies its high-level setting as terrestrial.
- Countries
- Peru
- Regions
- Loreto Region
- Primary location
- Loreto Region
- Geographic setting
- Inland
Boundary and coordinates
A 2,478.88 km² outline with geographic measurements
Airo Pai Communal Reserve mapped boundary and area facts
Airo Pai Communal Reserve's boundary geometry lets the map show the breadth and form of its terrestrial footprint. All 2,478.88 km² are recorded as land, while perimeter is absent and the outline remains a geographic aid rather than a legal survey.
- Boundary area
- 2,492.8 km²
- Boundary perimeter
- 418.1 km
- Northernmost point
- 0.515° S
- Southernmost point
- 0.9864° S
- Easternmost point
- 74.4899° W
- Westernmost point
- 75.2777° W
- Geographic centre
- 0.7342° S, 74.9404° W
- North–south span
- 52.1 km
- East–west span
- 87.7 km
Terrain and natural features
Lowland landscape classification and recorded river systems
Airo Pai Communal Reserve Terrain And Mapped Natural Features
Stored terrain records identify lowland relief classifications across the protected landscape alongside multiple registered river systems. Recorded feature cards document specific names, watercourse types, and spatial relationships within the boundary.
Selected named natural features
Rivers
Río Yubineto
Rivers
Río Yuvineto
Rivers
Río Ancusilla
Environmental setting
Tropical lowland forest and major river wetland settings
Airo Pai Communal Reserve Environmental Classifications and Physical Setting
Recorded classifications group tropical lowland forest, major river wetlands, and dominant woodland cover into complementary physical settings. Connected categories link stored environmental attributes to related atlas records across the protected landscape.
- Relief
- Lowland
- Climate
- Tropical
- Water
- Major water bodies
- Forest cover
- Dense forest cover
- Seasonality
- Year-round
Landscape features
Forest · Wetland · Rivers
Habitat types
Tropical forest · Wetland
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- Access
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