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'''Omagua''' or '''low jungle''' ('''''selva baja''''' or partially '''''[[tierra caliente]]''''') is one of the eight<ref name="Pulgar Vidal 1940">Pulgar Vidal, Javier: Geografía del Perú; Las Ocho Regiones Naturales del Perú. Edit. Universo S.A., Lima 1979. First Edition (his dissertation of 1940): Las ocho regiones naturales del Perú, Boletín del Museo de historia natural „Javier Prado“, n° especial, Lima, 1941, 17, pp. 145-161.</ref> [[Life_zones_of_Peru#Javier Pulgar Vidal's version|natural regions]] of [[Peru]]. It is located between 80 and 400m above sea level in the [[Peruvian Amazonia]] ([[Amazon rainforest]]). In this region, there are a lot of rivers that create [[meander]]s, [[swamp]]s and [[lagoon]]s.
The [[flora]] includes trees like [[Cedrela odorata|cedro]] and [[Arecaceae|palms]] (e.g. genus ''[[Phytelephas]]'', tucumo (''[[Astrocaryum aculeatum]]''), shapaja (''[[Attalea phalerata]]'') and shebo (''[[Attalea butyracea]]'')). There are also plants like the ''[[Cattleya rex]]'', a species of [[Orchidaceae|orchid]].
[[File:Arapaima049.JPG|thumb|right|The arapaima, locally known as paiche, a fish found in the rivers of the Amazon.]]
The [[fauna]] includes animals like the [[capybara]] (which is the biggest [[rodent]] in the world), the [[giant armadillo]], the [[jaguar]], the [[giant otter]], and the [[red brocket deer]]. There are also numerous species of birds, including the [[white-throated toucan]], the [[hoatzin]], the [[jabiru]], and the [[red-and-green macaw]]. Animals that live in the water include the [[arapaima|paiche]], the [[Amazonian manatee]] and [[Pipa (frog)|pipa toads]].
== Overview ==
=== Andean Continental Divide ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Westside || Eastside
|-
| ''[[Chala]]'', dry coast || Lowland [[tropical rainforest]] or ''Selva baja''
|-
| ''[[Yungas#Maritime Yungas|Maritime Yungas]]'' || Highland [[tropical rainforest]] or ''[[Rupa-Rupa|Selva alta]]''
|-
| ''[[Yungas#Maritime Yungas|Maritime Yungas]]''  || Subtropical [[cloud forest]] or ''[[Yungas#Fluvial Yunga|Fluvial Yungas]]''
|-
| [[Quechua (geography)|Quechua]] - Montane valleys || [[Quechua (geography)|Quechua]] - Montane valleys
|-
| [[Tree line]] || [[Tree line]] - about 3,500 m
|-
| [[Suni (geography)|Suni]], scrubs and agriculture || [[Suni (geography)|Suni]], scrubs and agriculture
|-
|}
=== Mountain top ===
* Mountain passes - 4,100 m
* [[Puna grassland]]
* Andean-alpine desert
* [[Snow line]] - about 5,000 m
* [[Janca]] - rocks, snow and ice
* Peak
==See also==
* [[Climate zones by altitude]]
* [[Altitudinal zonation]]
== Literature ==
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