Cotahuasi Subbasin Landscape Reserve

Cotahuasi Subbasin Landscape Reserve
Cotahuasi Subbasin Landscape Reserve
Panorama Cotahuasi.jpg
Cotahuasi Canyon
Location  Peru
Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Area 430,550.00 ha
Established May 18, 2005

The Cotahuasi Subbasin Landscape Reserve (Spanish: Reserva Paisajística Sub Cuenca del Cotahuasi) is a protected area in Peru located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province. It protects part of the Central Andean puna and Sechura Desert ecoregions.[1]

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