Manu National Park

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Manu National Park is a vast UNESCO World Heritage-listed protected area in the Peruvian Amazon renowned for its exceptional biodiversity and largely untouched rainforest ecosystems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park ⓘ
area approximately 1,716,000 hectares ⓘ
approximately 17,162 square kilometers ⓘ
biodiversityStatus one of the most biodiverse protected areas in the world ⓘ
biosphereReserveDesignation UNESCO Manú Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
contains lowland Amazonian rainforest ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ
puna grasslands ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
designation National Park of Peru ⓘ
ecosystemType Andean grassland ⓘ
cloud forest ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
elevationRange from lowland Amazon basin to over 4,000 meters above sea level ⓘ
established 1973 ⓘ
faunaIncludes giant otter ⓘ
harpy eagle ⓘ
jaguar ⓘ
macaws ⓘ
governingBody SERNANP ⓘ
Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado ⓘ
hasZone cultural zone ⓘ
strict protection zone ⓘ
tourism and recreation zone ⓘ
humanAccess restricted ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
knownFor exceptional biodiversity ⓘ
high bird species richness ⓘ
high mammal species richness ⓘ
indigenous communities ⓘ
largely untouched rainforest ecosystems ⓘ
locatedIn Cusco Region ⓘ
Madre de Dios Region ⓘ
Peruvian Amazon ⓘ
nearestCity Cusco ⓘ
partOf Amazon rainforest ⓘ
Manu Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
linked to: Manu National Park
protectedFor conservation of Amazonian biodiversity ⓘ
protection of indigenous cultures ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
river Madre de Dios River ⓘ
Manu River ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ix) ⓘ
(x) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 1987 ⓘ

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Southeastern Peru → hasTouristDestination → Manu National Park ⓘ
subject linked to: southeastern Peru
Southeastern Peru → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Manu National Park ⓘ
subject linked to: southeastern Peru
Peruvian Amazon → hasProtectedArea → Manu National Park ⓘ
Madre de Dios Region → contains → Manu National Park ⓘ
Madidi National Park → adjacentTo → Manu National Park ⓘ
Eastern Peru → hasProtectedArea → Manu National Park ⓘ
subject linked to: eastern Peru
Peruvian Andes → protectedArea → Manu Biosphere Reserve (Andean sector) ⓘ
linked to: Manu National Park
Manu National Park → partOf → Manu Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
linked to: Manu National Park
Matsigenka → associatedWith → Manu National Park ⓘ
Madre de Dios River → hasProtectedAreaInBasin → Manu National Park ⓘ