the Jalca is an area on the eastern and western slopes of the Andes in northern Peru between 2900 until Approximately 3600 meters;
altoandino is part of the territory that lies between the Desert North (Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador) and the Puna to the south. According
Weberbaruer (1945) and Dillon (2004) consider it "as dry as the Moor and wetter than the Puna" Jalca
formations of northern Peru have supported the pastoral inhabitants for over 3000 years and vital position in the hydrological cycle is evident today.
A crowd of river basins (watersheds) have their origins in the jalca formations and rivers flowing into the eastern side (Atlantic) and western (Pacific).
This supply Water is vital for human consumption and irrigation in the lowlands.
In particular, the recent expansion of human activities, agriculture and mining these places are changing and destroying.
The cold weather is due to the elevation and local winds, which are not merely a modification of the trades that because of the high hills, runs along the gorges and openings.
jalca The lands are fertile but highly susceptible to erosion.
contain a large representation of the biodiversity of the North Andean zone of Peru.
Nowhere in the center and south of Peru could properly speak of the existence of a Jalca, as always narrow ravines that open deep canyons, eroded rocks live. (photo1: transition between Puna and Jalca)
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