| Madre de Dios Region | |
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| President | Rafael Ríos |
| Capital | Puerto Maldonado |
| Area | 85,300. The administrative divisions of Peru have changed from time to time since the nation gained independence from Spain in the early 19th century President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Puerto Maldonado is a city in Southeastern Peru in the Amazon forest west of the Bolivian border on the confluence of the Tambopata and Madre Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 54 km² |
| Population (as of the 2005 Census) | |
| Population - Total - Density |
92,024 1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Peru is a multiethnic country It has a population of Amerindians 45% Mestizos 37% Whites 15% Asian Peruvians and Afro-Peruvians 3% The Peru 2005 Census was a detailed enumeration In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology 1/km² |
| Subdivisions | 3 provinces and 11 districts |
| Elevation - Lowest - Highest |
183 m (Puerto Maldonado) 500 m (Mouth of Manu River) |
| Latitude Longitude |
9º55'33" S to 88883º2004" S 68º39'27" W to 77º22'27" W |
| Main resources | Cotton, coffee, sugar cane, cacao beans, Brazil nuts, palm oil, gold, rice, coconut, wood. Country subdivision refers to the division of a Country 's territory for the sake of its administration, description or other such purpose The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The Manú is a River in southeastern Peru. It runs down the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains into the Amazon Basin. Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi ( Φ) gives the location of a place on Earth (or other planetary body north or south of the Longitude (ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd or ˈlɒŋgɪˌtjuːd symbolized by the Greek character Lambda (λ is the east-west Geographic coordinate measurement Natural resources are naturally occurring substances that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified ( natural) form Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp CoFFEE is an Open source Software for computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL in a digital classroom Sugarcane ( Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae CACAO is a research Java Virtual Machine developed at Vienna University of Technology. The Brazil nut ( Bertholletia excelsa) is a South American Tree in the family Lecythidaceae, and also the name of the tree's commercially Palm oil is an edible plant oil derived from the Fruit of the Arecaceae Elaeis Oil palm. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many The Coconut Palm ( Cocos nucifera) is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family Wood is hard fibrous lignified structural tissue produced as secondary Xylem in the stems of Woody plants notably trees but also shrubs |
| Poverty rate | 36. Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and 7% |
| Percentage of country's GDP | 0. 37% |
| Codes | |
| Dialing code | 082 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-MDD |
| UBIGEO | 17 |
| Official website | |
| www.regionmadrededios.gob.pe | |
Madre de Dios is a region in southeastern Peru, bordering Brazil, Bolivia and the Peruvian regions of Puno, Cusco and Ucayali. A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO Ubigeo is the coding system for geographical locations ( Spanish Código Ubicacíon Geográfica) in Peru used by the National Statistics Institute ( A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The administrative divisions of Peru have changed from time to time since the nation gained independence from Spain in the early 19th century Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Puno is a region in southeastern Peru. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east the Madre de Dios Region on the north the Cusco and Cusco ( Quechua: Qusqu suyu) is a region in Peru. It is bordered by the Ucayali Region on the north the Madre de Dios and Ucayali is an inland region in Peru. Located in the Amazon rainforest, its name is derived from the Ucayali River Its capital is the city of Puerto Maldonado. Puerto Maldonado is a city in Southeastern Peru in the Amazon forest west of the Bolivian border on the confluence of the Tambopata and Madre The name of the region is a very common Spanish-language designation for the Virgin Mary, literally meaning Mother of God. This ecumenical article is about general Christian views on and veneration of the Virgin Mary
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Geography
The region is almost entirely low-lying Amazonian rainforest. The Amazon Rainforest (Brazilian Portuguese: Floresta Amazônica or Amazônia; Spanish: Selva Amazónica or Amazonía Rainforests are Forests characterized by high Rainfall with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 1750–2000 mm (68-78 inches The climate is warm and damp, with average temperatures around 26º C (max. Climate encompasses the temperatures humidity rainfall atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorogical factors in a given region over long periods of 34º C, min 21º C). The rainy season is from December to March, when torrential rainfall causes rivers to swell and often burst their banks. Annual precipitation can be as much as 3 metres.
The south-western boundary with the Cusco Region is known as the Isthmus of Fitzcarrald, a series of small mountains that separate the Madre de Dios River and the Urubamba River. Cusco ( Quechua: Qusqu suyu) is a region in Peru. It is bordered by the Ucayali Region on the north the Madre de Dios and The Madre de Dios River, homonymous to the Peruvian region it runs through then becomes the Beni River in Bolivia and then turns northward The Urubamba River ( Rio Urumamba) is a river in Peru. A partially navigable headwater of the Amazon River, it rises in the Andes to the south-east
The most important rivers are those in the Madre de Dios River watershed:
- Inambari River. The Madre de Dios River, homonymous to the Peruvian region it runs through then becomes the Beni River in Bolivia and then turns northward A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River,
- Tambopata River.
- Manu River. The Manú is a River in southeastern Peru. It runs down the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains into the Amazon Basin.
- Tahuanamú River.
- de las Piedras River.
- Heath River. The Heath River, which runs from the Andes surrounding Lake Titicaca northwards to the Madre de Dios River, marks the natural border between Peru
- Acre River. Acre River (sometimes called Aquiry) (locally Rio Acre) is a long River in central South America.
Due to the vast size of the area and its low population density, rivers provide the best way of getting from one town to another. Human activity is invariably confined to riverbanks. A number of explorers have searched for the lost city of Paititi in the jungle within the region
The only road of note is between the town of Puerto Maldonado and the city of Cuzco (530 km away in Cuzco Region). Paititi refers to the legendary Lost city said to lie east of the Andes, hidden somewhere within the remote Rain forests of southeast Peru ||} Cusco (also spelled Cuzco, and in the local Quechua language as Qusqu 'qos However, it is in very poor condition and flights between Cuzco and Puerto Maldonado remain the most common and reliable method of transport between the two. From Puerto Maldonado there is a road to the mining town of Laberinto ("Labyrinth") (about 50 km long). A second road is between the village of Atalaya and Cuzco. It is a roughly 300 km long single track road that is impassable in the rainy season. A single track road or one lane road is a Road that permits two way travel but is not wide enough to allow oncoming Vehicles to pass
Economy, Natural Resources and Environment
Madre de Dios depends heavily on natural products and raw materials for its economy. There is virtually no manufacturing industry. The main agricultural products are:
Gold mining is the only other large industry of the region, confined mainly to the beaches of the Inambari and Madre de Dios Rivers. Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp CoFFEE is an Open source Software for computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL in a digital classroom Sugarcane ( Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae CACAO is a research Java Virtual Machine developed at Vienna University of Technology. The Brazil nut ( Bertholletia excelsa) is a South American Tree in the family Lecythidaceae, and also the name of the tree's commercially Palm oil is an edible plant oil derived from the Fruit of the Arecaceae Elaeis Oil palm. "Gold mine" redirects here See Goldmine for other uses of the term Contrary to recent propaganda, this presents both a major environmental and public health problem. Most gold miners use liquid mercury to extract gold particles from the river silt. Mercury (ˈmɜrkjʊri also called quicksilver or hydrargyrum, is a Chemical element with the symbol Hg ( Latinized hydrargyrum Silt is Soil or rock derived Granular material of a Grain size between sand and clay They often handle the toxic liquid mercury with their bare hands. Toxicity is the degree to which a substance is able to damage an exposed organism To purify the gold particles, the mercury is burned off. After being vaporized, mercury particles contaminate the surrounding ecosystems. Mercury bioaccumulates throughout the food chain to become concentrated in top predators such as large river fish and carnivorous birds. Biomagnification, also known as bioamplification, or biological magnification is the increase in concentration of a substance such as the Pesticide Food chains, also called food networks and/or trophic networks, describe the feeding relationships between species within an Ecosystem. Exposure to or the ingestion of mercury have been shown to result in a variety of neurological and congenital health problems.
Other serious environmental problems in the region include loss of forest cover for agriculture, illegal selective logging (particularly for mahogany) and illegal poaching of endangered species (particularly the Giant River Otter, Amazonian turtles, caimans, and monkeys and macaws as pets). Logging is the process in which Trees are cut down for Forest management and Timber. The name mahogany is used when referring to numerous varieties of dark-colored wood originally the wood of the species Swietenia mahagoni, known as West Poaching is the illegal Hunting, Fishing or Harvesting of wild plants or animals An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming Extinct because it is either few in numbers or threatened by changing environmental or predation The Giant Otter ( Pteronura brasiliensis) is an amphibious mammalian Carnivore native to South America. Turtles are Reptiles of the Order Testudines (all living turtles belong to the Crown group Chelonia) most of Alligators and caimans are Archosaurs Species of Crocodilians and form the family Alligatoridae (sometimes regarded instead A monkey is any member of either the New World monkeys or Old World monkeys two of the three groupings of Simian Primates the third group being Macaws are small to large often colourful New World Parrots Of the many different Psittacidae (true parrots genera, six are classified as
The national bird of Peru, the Andean Cock-of-the-rock, is also found in Madre de Dios and suffers from poaching and habitat disturbance. The Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola peruviana, is a medium-sized approximately 32cm (12½ in long Passerine with a large disk-like crest and scarlet or brilliant
Political division
The region is divided into three provinces (provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 11 districts (distritos, singular: distrito). A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. Districts are a type of Administrative division, in some countries managed by a Local government. The provinces, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:
Popular Culture
In the novel Primeval: Shadow of the Jaguar most of the story takes place in Madre de Dios, where a time anomaly has opened and let a pack of prehistoric Thylacosmilus into the modern world. Manu Province is one of three provinces in the Madre de Dios Region of Peru. Salvación is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Manu in the region Madre de Dios. Tahuamanu Province is the smallest of three provinces in the Madre de Dios Region of Peru. Iñapari or Inamari is a critically endangered indiginious American language spoken by just four people in Perú along the Piedras river near the mouth of the Sabaluyo river Tambopata Province is the largest of three provinces in the Madre de Dios Region of Peru. Puerto Maldonado is a city in Southeastern Peru in the Amazon forest west of the Bolivian border on the confluence of the Tambopata and Madre "Shadow of the Jaguar" is a spin-off book for the ITV Science fiction Cult series Primeval, written by Steven Savile Thylacosmilus ("pouch sabre" was a Genus of sabre-toothed Marsupial predators that first appeared during the Miocene. The region is claimed to be home to many ancient Inca ruins, several jungle tribes and endnagered species like the capybara, jaguar and giant river otter.
See also
External links
Julio Cusurichi Palacios is a leading Peruvian environmentalist from the Madre de Dios region of PeruDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic