Nor Yauyos - Cochas
IUCN VLandscape Reserve · 2001
2 214 km²
Commune · PER
Huantan
Peru
ETPolar, tundra(96 %)
Species observed
18
Observations
25
Area
512,1km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
18 distinct species · 25 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
2,9°C
Annual rain
1 161mm
Warmest m°
8,9°C
Coldest m°
-3,7°C
Elevation: 4 533 m on average (min 2 784 m, max 4 968 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
2,9°C
Annual rain
1 161mm
Warmest month
8,9°C
Coldest month
-3,7°C
Mean alt.
4 533m
Min
2 784m
Max
4 968m
Std. dev.
360m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(96 %)Polar
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
44,2g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
47,4%
Silt
30,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: paGLiMaggregated to Yauyos
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
57,4g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
47,8%
Silt
30,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
44,9g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
47,6%
Silt
30,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
30,2g/kg
Clay
23,6%
Sand
46,6%
Silt
29,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.6%
Crops2.5%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil27.9%
Other (grassland, water…)67.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 10 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
67,2km
Lake surface here
2,49km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
3 689km²
Discharge in basins
11,5m³/s
Mean precip.
839mm/an
Mean T°
2,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,08
Mean runoff
512mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
4 505m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Huantánsub-area422,7 km²overlap412.26 km²81%
- Bassin de Rio Aimaraessub-area634,2 km²overlap59.13 km²12%
- Bassin de Río Cañetesub-area366,5 km²overlap24.19 km²5%
- Bassin de Río Cañetesub-area1 513,1 km²overlap12.79 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Lichasub-area628 km²overlap3.50 km²1%
- Basin #41550sub-area427,7 km²overlap0.19 km²0%
Lakes (10, top by area)
- Lac 1091894area0,7 km²avg depth10.2 m
- Lac 1091811area0,4 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lac 1091767area0,2 km²avg depth8.2 m
- Lac 1091750area0,2 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1091735area0,2 km²avg depth8.1 m
- Lac 1091823area0,2 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1091877area0,2 km²avg depth6.5 m
- Lac 1091882area0,1 km²avg depth8.9 m
- Lac 1091795area0,1 km²avg depth3.7 m
1 more lakes
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
1,1%
Pesticides
25,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN V · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN