Palcoyo Valley (Eucalyptus Trees)
Palcoyo Valley (Eucalyptus Trees) 20221125
The Eucalyptus (E. globula), originally from Australia, has become an important part of the ecosystem of the southern Peruvian Andes, thanks mainly to a land reform programma and the tree's suitability to grow successfully in this difficult habitat.
Around 1970, the Peruvian government handed over a large amount of land to campesinos (former landless peasants). To make this land reform work, the government planted hundreds of thousands of eucalyptus trees in the almost treeless region to give the peasants a chance to stay on the land.
Both the reform and the eucalyptus forestation of long bare slopes are considered a success almost half a century later.
Source: www.quora.com/Why-are-there-so-many-Eucalyptus-trees-in-t....
This image was taken in the Palcoyo Valley, at an altitude of 3,570 meters above sea level.
Palcoyo Valley (Eucalyptus Trees)
Palcoyo Valley (Eucalyptus Trees) 20221125
The Eucalyptus (E. globula), originally from Australia, has become an important part of the ecosystem of the southern Peruvian Andes, thanks mainly to a land reform programma and the tree's suitability to grow successfully in this difficult habitat.
Around 1970, the Peruvian government handed over a large amount of land to campesinos (former landless peasants). To make this land reform work, the government planted hundreds of thousands of eucalyptus trees in the almost treeless region to give the peasants a chance to stay on the land.
Both the reform and the eucalyptus forestation of long bare slopes are considered a success almost half a century later.
Source: www.quora.com/Why-are-there-so-many-Eucalyptus-trees-in-t....
This image was taken in the Palcoyo Valley, at an altitude of 3,570 meters above sea level.