{"id":5187,"date":"2020-06-29T18:57:35","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T23:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/?p=5187"},"modified":"2024-03-03T22:13:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T03:13:00","slug":"discover-the-magical-pacaya-samiria-national-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/discover-the-magical-pacaya-samiria-national-reserve","title":{"rendered":"Discover the Magical Pacaya Samiria National Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Pacaya Samiria is a magical National Reserve that <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">protects the endangered species from hunting, poaching and predation as well as the flora. It also has beautiful areas to visit, research, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s learn more about Pacaya Samiria National Reserve!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4980\" style=\"width: 875px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4980\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4980\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pacaya-samiria-1.webp\" alt=\"Reserva Nacional Pacaya Samiria\" width=\"865\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><b><i>Pacaya Samiria National Reserve<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><b>Location:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pacaya Samiria National Reserve is located in the department of Loreto; provinces of Loreto, Requena, Ucayali and Alto Amazonas.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Extension:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This reserve covers an area of 2\u2019080,000 hectares. It also has areas that are destined to tourism, research, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date of creation: February, 1982<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Climate:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pacaya Samiria National Reserve registeres high temperatures the whole year, but the highest are from July to September.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3505230926454944\" data-ad-slot=\"3247790964\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>Temperature:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average annual temperature varies between 20\u00b0 and 33\u00b0 C. Average annual rainfall fluctuates between 2,000 and 3,000 mm.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Best Season:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best season to visit Pacaya Samiria National Reserve is from January to May. You will enjoy wonderful sunny days<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4978\" style=\"width: 875px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4978\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4978\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/flora.webp\" alt=\"en la RNPS, se puede observar la presencia de diversos ejemplares de fauna\" width=\"865\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Pacaya Samiria National Reserve you will observe the great variety of the fauna.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><b>Pacaya Samiria National Reserve<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pacaya Samiria National Reserve was created on February 4, 1982 under <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legislacionanp.org.pe\/reserva-nacional-pacaya-samiria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><b>S.D N\u00b0 016-82-AG<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This decree was modified on January 25, 2007 by SD N\u00ba 007-2007-AG.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peruvian Government established the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve with the purpose of preserving the wilderness resources and the beautiful landscapes of the area. The name of Pacaya Samiria comes from the names of two rivers that run through it: Pacaya and Samiria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regarding tourism, the reserve is distributed as mentioned below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 information rooms in Nauta Ca\u00f1o, Yanayacu, Samiria and Tibilo Pastococha watch stations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 19 park ranger stations (4 of them with information stands).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21 neighborhood watch stations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15 authorized campsites distributed in 8 areas open for tourism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three refuges in Yanayacu-Pucate basin.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two refuges in\u00a0 San Martin of Tipishca community.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The circuit along the reserve river for some days is offered by companies that operate in Iquitos and Lima.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3505230926454944\" data-ad-slot=\"3247790964\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>Activities that you can do in Pacaya Samiria National Reserve<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can take advantage of the tourist routes that the reserve has. There are 8 areas in which you are allowed to visit. See below the name of these areas:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tibilo Pastococha<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pinchi \u2013 Yanayacu Grande<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bajo and Medio Samiria<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yanayacu Pucate \u2013 El Dorado<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nauta Ca\u00f1o<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yanallpa Iricahua<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bajo Pacaya<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cochas de Punga.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_4979\" style=\"width: 875px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4979\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4979\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PAcaya-SAMiria.webp\" alt=\"Hermosas aguas de la Reserva Nacional Pacaya Samiria\" width=\"865\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beautiful water in Pacaya Samiria National Reserve.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><b>Main Tourist Circuits:<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Yanayacu \u2013 Pucate Basin<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The circuit start in Veinte de Enero community, near Nauta, until the famous cocha El Dorado. This is the area where more refuge and camping zones are located. El Dorado lagoon is considered the heart of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve and one of the places where most fauna can be found.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Samiria River low and medium basin:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will visit Yarina, Fortuna and Ungurahui. In San Mart\u00edn de Tipishca, at the beginning of the basin, you can live together with the native people of Kukama Kukamilla community. They also offer different circuits to visit by foot or canoes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Pacaya low Basin:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this circuit there are many lagoons. That is why the forest is always flooded most time of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How to get to Pacaya Samiria National Reserve?\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get Pacaya Samiria, you need arrive in Iquitos City, daily flights from Lima. Then go by road Iquitos &#8211; Nauta (180 Km.). The port of Nauta is located in the confluence of Mara\u00f1\u00f3n and Ucayali river, where the Amazon River is born. In Nauta take river boats or Amazon Cruise. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sernanp.gob.pe\/reservas-de-biosfera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: SERNANP<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best way to visit Pacaya Samiria is an organized tour in a jungle lodge next to reserved area or camp inside Pacaya Samiria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3505230926454944\" data-ad-slot=\"3247790964\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>Objective of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reserve is a shelter for threatened or endangered species including the Giant South American turtle -charapa- (Podocnemis expansa), the Peruvian spider monkey (Ateles sp.), the giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), the scarlet macaw (Ara macao) and cedar trees (Cederla odorata), among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are also various projects focused on the protection and management of natural resources, including the repopulation of the Giant South American turtle and Taricaya turtle on artificial beaches in the reserve. Witnessing the final stage of the process, when the animals are released back into the rivers, ravines and lagoons, is a breathtaking moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, Pacaya Samiria is home to over 42,000 people who live in 94 towns on the edges of the Pacaya Samiria reserve, on the banks of the Mara\u00f1\u00f3n and Ucayali rivers, and a further 50,000 who live in 109 towns in the buffer zones. The main activities are fishing, agriculture, harvesting and hunting.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4981\" style=\"width: 875px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4981\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4981\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/samiria.webp\" alt=\"Ruta recomendada a la Reserva Nacional Pacaya Samiria\" width=\"865\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recommended route to Pacaya Samiria National Reserve<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><b>Inkayni Tips:<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bring a 25 L backpack for short hikes during the day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wear light clothes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comfortable pants<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long sleeves T-shirt<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rain jacket and waterproof pants and a rain poncho.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shoes for trekking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drink water to keep hydrated<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Snacks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have to wear sunscreen and a hat to prevent from sun damage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insect repellent<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headlamp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Towels<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Note:<\/b><\/h4>\n<h4><em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember that this 2020 you can visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/visit-55-tourist-sites-in-peru-this-2020-for-free\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><b><i>Pacaya Samiria<\/i><\/b> <b><i>National Reserve <\/i><\/b><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for free. This is to promote tourism in Peru.<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/inkayni.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"99\"><\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u201cThe best dreams happen when you\u2019re awake.\u201d<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Cherie Gilderbloom<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pacaya Samiria is a magical National Reserve that protects the endangered species from hunting, poaching and predation as well as the flora. It also has beautiful areas to visit, research, etc. Let\u2019s learn more about Pacaya Samiria National Reserve! Location: Pacaya Samiria National Reserve is located in the department of Loreto; provinces of Loreto, Requena, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[602],"class_list":["post-5187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-peru-travel-tips","author-adminbloginkayni"],"acf":[],"views":7205,"authors":[{"term_id":602,"user_id":3,"is_guest":0,"slug":"adminbloginkayni","display_name":"adminbloginkayni","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/948c24a90afaf230f11ce62c4666bb124ceec4f2cbf2b8163dcb4e5e16df02fb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","first_name":"","last_name":"","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5187"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8567,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5187\/revisions\/8567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5187"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=5187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}