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 bio-culturally diverse region includes the Pacaya–Samiria National Reservation, which is inhabited by indigenous peoples like the Cocama, Omagua, Iquito people, and Urarina, as well as peasant communities (ribereños) who live off the land and rely on the rivers for sustenance.