3-587: Omagua or low jungle ( selva baja or partially tierra caliente ) is one of the eight 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 meanders , swamps and lagoons . The flora includes trees like cedro and palms (e.g. genus Phytelephas , tucumo ( Astrocaryum aculeatum ), shapaja ( Attalea phalerata ) and shebo ( Attalea butyracea )). There are also plants like
6-454: The Cattleya rex , a species of orchid . 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
9-653: The paiche , the Amazonian manatee and pipa toads . Tierra caliente Tierra caliente is an informal term used in Latin America to refer to places with a distinctly tropical climate . These are usually regions from 0 to 3,000 feet above sea level. The Peruvian geographer Javier Pulgar Vidal used the altitude of 1,000 m as the border between the tropical rain forest and the subtropical cloud forest ( Yunga fluvial ). Most tierra caliente regions are along coastal plains, but some interior basin regions also fit
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