This biologically and culturally diverse region includes the Pacaya–Samiria National Reservation, and is also home to many indigenous peoples, (such as the Cocama, Omagua, Iquito people and Urarina), as well as peasants (ribereños) who live off the land and aquatically rich rivers.
This region, which boasts a rich blend of biological and cultural diversity, includes the Pacaya–Samiria National Reservation and is inhabited by various indigenous groups like the Cocama, Omagua, Iquito people, and Urarina, as well as peasant communities (ribereños) who depend on the land for their livelihood and the rivers for sustenance.