Janca is one of the eight Natural Regions of Peru (Janq'u is Aymaran for “White”). It is located in the frozen heights where the condor lives.
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The fauna in this region is limited because of the very cold weather. The only plant that grows here is the yareta or yarita (Azorella yarita).[1]
Overview
editAndean Continental Divide
Westside | Eastside |
---|---|
Chala, dry coast | Lowland tropical rainforest or Selva baja |
Maritime Yungas | Highland tropical rainforest or Selva alta |
Maritime Yungas | Subtropical cloud forest or Fluvial Yungas |
Quechua - Montane valleys | Quechua - Montane valleys |
Tree line | Tree line - about 3,500 m |
Suni, scrubs and agriculture | Suni, scrubs and agriculture |
Mountain Top:
- Mountain passes - 4,100 m
- Puna grassland
- Andean-alpine desert
- Snow line - about 5,000 m
- Janca - Rocks, Snow and Ice
- Peak
See also
editLiterature
edit- ^ Pulgar Vidal, Javier: Geografía del Perú; Las Ocho Regiones Naturales del Perú. Edit. Universo S.A., Lima 1979. First Edition (his dissertation of 1940): Las ocho regiones naturales del Perú, Boletín del Museo de historia natural „Javier Prado“, n° especial, Lima, 1941, 17, pp. 145-161.