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Manu National Park
 Comprised in the Manu Biosphere Reserve and a UNESCO Humankind Natural Heritage site since 1987, the park’s vast animal and plant diversity thrive in the site’s more than 1.76 million hectares ranging from high Andean to tropical rainforest ecosystems where trees tower above 45 meters / 146 feet.
Flora and Fauna
Numerous mammals (200 species), insects (one million), fish (120 types) and birds (1000). Varieties include giant otters, spectacled bear, pumas, jaguars, caimans, harpy eagles and maquisapa monkeys. Its wealth comes not only from nature but also from the cultures of 30 indigenous peasant and Amazon Indian communities living within its borders. Scenic sites include the Jaguar and Salvador oxbow lakes, the macaw clay lick and the painted stones of Pusharo. he Park is located in the Provinces of Paucartambo and Manu, embracing part of the Sierra Highlands of the Department of Cusco, and the Cloud and Rainforests of Madre de Dios. It has 1692137 hectares, being considered one of the largest Protected Areas on the planet.
Manu Owl Butterfly (Caligo Eurilochus)Its altitude varies between 250 and 4050 metres above sea level, permitting the existence of 14 life zones which house an endless biodiversity, estimated in about 5000 plant species, 1200 butterfly species, 800 birds, 200 mammals and a yet unknown number of reptiles, amphibious and insects. Manu.Cuvier's Toucan (Ramphastos Cuvieri)Studies made have achieved to catalogue a total of 1147 superior or vascular plant species in an area of 5 square kilometres only, which gives us a more clear idea of the great biological diversity of the place. It is also estimated that at least 15% of all the plants within Manu are new to science.
Reasons such as these made the Peruvian Government decide to protect the zone, creating the Manu National Park the 29th of May, 1973. A restricted area accessible for authorised scientists only. The Manu Reserved Zone within the Park would be created later on, for the purpose of promoting activities such as eco-tourism and research. The attention of the world a place of such richness would call upon itself, made UNESCO declare this zone a Biosphere Reserve in 1977, and later recognise it as Natural Patrimony of Humanity in 1987.
Manu protects 10% of the botanical species of the world, amongst which countless of medicinal plant species are included, currently being classified by scientists for their later analysis and application. A sole hectare of the forest of Manu can embrace over 220 tree species, whilst a temperate wood in Europe and North America may hold only 20 species.
Tambopata National Reserve
 The Tambopata River watershed is one of the world’s richest ecosystems in terms of biodiversity. The area features a major diversity of plant life, including forest species of economic importance such as cedar (Cedrela odorata) and mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), and palm trees such as the pona (Iriartea ventricosa) and aguaje (Mauritia flexuosa) among others.
The Tambopata River in Madre de Dios near the Puno foothills is riddled with clumps of bamboo, the exclusive habitat of a variety of species of birds and mammals. The area features mature flooded forest and jungle typical of lower cloud forest. Flora in the national reserve is fairly typical of the southwest Amazon Basin. The Heath River and surrounding plains are a unique ecosystem in Peru. The pampas are pastures that are periodically flooded, and small groves of trees with varied plant life grow in isolated clumps on the plain.
The protected area is home to a wide diversity of plant life, including exploited forest species such as cedar (Cedrela odorata), mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), tornillo (Cedrelinga sp.), Brazil nut (Bertholetia excelsa), palm trees such as the pona (Iriartea ventricosa), aguaje (Mauritia flexuosa), huasaí (Euterpe sp.) and ungurahui (Jessenia bataua).
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Tambopata National Reserve
Tambopata National Reserve and Bahuaja-Sonene National Park border one another in... |
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Manu National Park
Manu National Park is officially recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site. In... |
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US and Canada call:
001 (213) 283 687
Cusco Branch
Address: Plateros St. 356, Cusco
Phones: (+51) 84 261640
Fax: (+51) 84 225562
Lima Branch
Address: Av. 28 de Julio 569 Of. 203, Miraflores
Phone: (+51) 1 4454504
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Address: Ernesto Rivero 151, Tambopata
Phone: (+52) 82 572211
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