El Sira Communal Reserve
El Sira Communal Reserve (Spanish: Reserva Comunal El Sira) is a protected area in Peru created to preserve the biodiversity of the Sira Mountains and the ancestral sustainable use of the area's resources by the nearby native peoples. It also protects the headwaters of the Pachitea river basin. The reserve covers an area of 616,413 hectares (6,164.13 km2) within the regions of Huánuco, Pasco and Ucayali. The reserve was created in 2001 and in 2010, UNESCO recognized it as part of the Oxapampa-Asháninka-Yánesha Biosphere Reserve.
| El Sira Communal Reserve | |
|---|---|
| Reserva Comunal El Sira | |
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
| Location | Peru Regions of Huanuco, Pasco and Ucayali |
| Coordinates | 9°52′26″S 74°30′43″W |
| Area | 616,413 ha (2,379.98 sq mi) |
| Established | June 22, 2001 |
| Governing body | SERNANP |
| Website | Reserva Comunal El Sira (in Spanish) |
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