User:CricketPeru/Reserva ecológica Tingana

Tingana is a protected area, located in the San Martín region of Northern Peru, specifically in the provinces of Rioja and Moyobamba. It covers 1,737 hectares of the headwaters of the Avisado and Romero rivers.

For long periods of the year, the rainforest is flooded by the waters of the Avisado river.

Tingana is the habitat of fig trees (Ficus sphenophylla) and the moriche palm (Mauritia flexuosa).

It is home to animal species such as the Tufted Capuchin (Sapajus apella), Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea), Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus), Large-headed Capuchin (Sapajus macrocephalus), South American Coati (Nasua nasua), Brown-throated Sloth (Bradypus variegatus), Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) and Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla).