Tiblion
The place
Tiblion in the Loreto department, Requena/Yavarí sector (Peruvian Amazon, Brazil border, Peru), at 128 m elevation, Amazonian plain, Marañón basin. Continuous Peru Amazon cluster (batches 260-372). Traditional indigenous refuge/tambo (Yavarí river 940 km, PE/BR border, Amazon tributary + Loreto, Peru's largest department, 368,000 km² Amazon, 1 million residents + Iquitos 500,000 residents, the world's largest city inaccessible by road, reachable only by river or air + Ucayali/Marañón confluence, 4,300 km, the Amazon, the world's longest river at 6,992 km + Yagua/Cocama-Cocamilla heritage (Amazonian indigenous peoples, Yagua 5,000, Peba-Yaguan language + Cocama-Cocamilla, Tupi-Guarani, 20,000 nomadic fishermen + AIDESEP 1980, Peruvian Amazon indigenous federation defending rights + Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, 20,800 km², 1972, Peru's largest protected area, flooded várzea, 44 várzeas, 449 fish and bird species).
The setting
Loreto Requena/Yavarí Peruvian Amazon Brazil border Peru 128 m Amazonian plain Marañón, continuous cluster batches 260-372, indigenous tambo Yavarí 940 km PE/BR border Amazon + Loreto 368,000 km² Amazon 1 million + Iquitos 500,000 river/air only + Ucayali/Marañón 4,300 km Amazon 6,992 km, Yagua 5,000 Peba-Yaguan + Cocama-Cocamilla Tupi-Guarani 20,000 fishermen + AIDESEP 1980 rights defense + Pacaya-Samiria 20,800 km² 1972 várzea 44 várzeas 449 birds.
