Dry Forest of Salitral-Huarmaca Regional Conservation Area

The conservation area extends across 28,811 hectares of dry forest ecosystem on the Pacific slopes of the Andes Mountains in northern Peru.

The Peruvian government established this protected natural area in July 2011 through Supreme Decree 019-2011-MINAM to safeguard the regional ecosystem.

Local communities maintain traditional practices of natural resource management within the conservation area, supporting both environmental protection and economic development.

The Piura Regional Government manages access to the conservation area, where visitors can observe native wildlife and participate in ecological research activities.

The forest houses 117 plant species, including ten threatened varieties and four critically endangered species found nowhere else in Peru.

Location: Province of Huancabamba

Operator: Gobierno Regional de Piura

GPS coordinates: -5.46596,-79.83150

Latest update: March 3, 2025 13:23