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Manu National Park

Manu National Park is located in the departments of Cusco and Madre de Dios in the tropical rain forest. It is Peru’s greatest natural reserve and was established as a national park in 1973. It covers an area of 1,532,806 hectares and was declared a Mankind Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987. The park covers the entire length of the Manu River and ranges in altitude from 200 meters above sea level to 4,300 meters above sea level.
This area is home to dozens of tribes, some which have never had contact with the outside world. The park is also home to more than 1,000 species of birds, 1,200 species of butterflies, 200 species of mammals, and 20,000 varieties of plants, as well as large quantities of reptiles and amphibians.

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  • 27 de Noviembre 777, HUARAZ
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