Cordillera Central páramo
The Cordillera Central páramo (NT1004) is an ecoregion containing páramo (high moorland) vegetation above the treeline in the Andes mountain range of northern Peru and southern Ecuador. Due to its isolation there are high levels of endemism. Despite many human settlements and some destruction of habitat by agriculture and mining, the ecoregion is relatively intact.
| Cordillera Central páramo (NT1004) | |
|---|---|
Cordillera of Cajamarca | |
Ecoregion territory (in purple) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Neotropical |
| Biome | Montane grasslands and shrublands |
| Geography | |
| Area | 12,173 km2 (4,700 sq mi) |
| Country | Peru, Ecuador |
| Coordinates | 6.938°S 78.568°W |
| Climate type | Cfb: warm temperate, fully humid, warm summer |
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