Manú National Park
Peru
Date of Inscription: 1987
Criteria: (ix)(x) Core zone: 1532806 ha Dep. Madre de Dios y Cusco. Provincias: Manu y Paucartambo S12 15 W71 45 Ref: 402 |
Brief Description
This huge 1.5 million-ha park has successive tiers of vegetation rising from 150 to 4,200 m above sea-level. The tropical forest in the lower tiers is home to an unrivalled variety of animal and plant species. Some 850 species of birds have been identified and rare species such as the giant otter and the giant armadillo also find refuge there. Jaguars are often sighted in the park.






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