Sierra del Divisor

Sierra del Divisor
Sierra del Divisor Peru and Brazil
Highest point
Coordinates	7°57′47″S73°46′56″W / 7.963023°S 73.782124°W / -7.963023; -73.782124
Geography
Location	Peru and Brazil

Sierra del Divisor is a mountain range located in the border between Peru and Brazil, ^{[1] [2]} rising up from the Amazonian plain. It is the only mountainous area in the lower Amazonian jungle. ^[3] The best-known feature of the range is a pyramid-like mountain called El Cono, which in clear weather is visible from the Andes far to the west. ^[4]

On November 8, 2015, the Peruvian government announced it had designated 3.3 million acres of rainforest in the mountain range as a national park. ^[5]

References

1. Adm. IBGE (1994). Diagnóstico geoambiental e sócio-econômico: Trecho Rio Branco-Cruzeiro do Sul. IBGE. p. 144.
2. Leonardi, Victor (2000). Fronteiras amazônicas do Brasil: saúde e história social. Marco Zero. p. 181. ISBN   852790313X.
3. "Sierra del Divisor | Huge Amazon National Park | Pucallpa, Ucayali & Loreto | Indigenous Peoples". Northern Peru & Amazonia Tours | Kuelap & Gocta | Amazon River Cruises & Lodges. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
4. Hill, David (July 29, 2015). "Peru stalling new national park for unique Amazon mountain range". The Guardian .
5. "Peruvian Rainforest 22 Times the Size of Chicago Named a National Park with Help from Field Museum". Field Museum of Natural History. 10 November 2015.