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The
Manu National Park was established on May 29, 1973 by Law
(D.S.) N 0644-73-AG. In 1977, UNESCO recognized it as the
Center area of the Reserve of the Biosphere.
It is located in the departments of Cusco and Madre de Dios.
In 1987 this park was recognized as a Natural Inheritance
of the Humanity. It has a surface of 1.532,806 hectares and
represents a very important example of the biological diversity
in the Amazon.
We can find nearly all the subtropical and ecological formations
of the Amazon Jungle.
There
are trees as: Cetico (Cecropia sp.), Topa (Ochroma sp.), Cedar
(Cedrela sp.), the screwdriver (Cedrelinga catanaformis),
the chesnut tice (Bertholletia excelsa), Lupuna (Chorisio
sp.) and the rubber plant (Heves brasiliensis).
Lots of species are protected in this park for example 800
species of birds 200 species of mammals (there are more than
100 species of bats), 120 species of fishes and reptiles the
some as insects and other ones. In this region we can observe
different birds as for example: The aguila harpia - - eagle
- (harpia harpyja), the jabirú (Jabiru mycteria) and
the pink espatula (Ajaja ajaja). In the banks of the river
in the branches of the tree we can find the sachapato (Cairina
moschata), wild goose (Neochen jubata), the Gallito de las
Rocas (Rupicola peruviana), the mono choro comun - monkey
- (Lagothrix Lagotricha), the maquisapa negro (Ateles paniscus),
the river wolf (Pteronura brasiliensis), the jaguar (Panthera
onca), the wild cat (Leopoardus pardalis) , the spectaded
bear (Tremarctos ornatus) and the Taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis).
This
area is populated by more than 30 peasant communities which
first language is Quechua as: Matsiquenka, Amahuaca, Yiñe,
Amarakaeri, Huachipaire, Mashco-Piros and Nahua.
The main goal of the Manu National Park is the conservation
of the representative samples of the biological diversity.
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