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Siete Iglesias Municipal Ecological Conservation Area or Área Ecológica de Conservacíon Siete Iglesias is a nationalpark in Morona Santiago, Ecuador. It serves as a conservation area with some tourism. The park is named for one of its higher mountains, "Siete Igelsias," or "seven churches." The park consists principally of cloud forest between 1140 and 3840 meters above sea level.

The hills and mountains in Siete Iglesias are very steep, so it sees few human visitors. The park's purpose is conservation and the preservation of natural springs. There are some hiking trails where visitors can camp, hike, and take pictures. The two largest mountains in the park are Siete Igelesias and Pan de Azúcar, or "Sugarloaf." Farmers who moved near the park in the mid-1900s named the mountain Pan de Azúcar after a kind of bread. Pan de Azúcar is noted as a difficult climb.

The Shuar indigenous people used to live in the area that is now the park.

Some scientists report that parks as small as Siete Iglesias do not serve much conservation purpose alone. However, if incorporated together into a conservation corridor, they might have a more pronounced effect.

References

1. ^ "Siete Iglesias Área Ecológica de Conservacíon Municipal". Minesterio del Ambiente del Punto Verde. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
2. "Siete Iglesias". Protected Planet. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
3. Cuesta, F.; Peralvo, M.; Merino-Viteri, A.; Bustamante, M.; Baquero, F.; Freile, J. F.; Muriel, P.; Torres-Carvajal, O. (2017). "Priority areas for biodiversity conservation in mainland Ecuador". Neotropical Biodiversity. 3 (1): 93–106. doi:10.1080/23766808.2017.1295705. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

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