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.
Statements (46)
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
lowland Amazonian rainforest
ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ puna grasslands ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| designation | National Park of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
Andean grassland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cloud forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| elevationRange | from lowland Amazon basin to over 4,000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| established | 1973 ⓘ |
| faunaIncludes |
giant otter
ⓘ
harpy eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ jaguar ⓘ macaws ⓘ |
| governingBody |
SERNANP
NERFINISHED
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Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasZone |
cultural zone
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strict protection zone ⓘ tourism and recreation zone ⓘ |
| humanAccess | restricted ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exceptional biodiversity
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high bird species richness ⓘ high mammal species richness ⓘ indigenous communities ⓘ largely untouched rainforest ecosystems ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cusco Region
NERFINISHED
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Madre de Dios Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Peruvian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Cusco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amazon rainforest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manu Biosphere Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedFor |
conservation of Amazonian biodiversity
ⓘ
protection of indigenous cultures ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| river |
Madre de Dios River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ix)
ⓘ
(x) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southeastern Peru
subject surface form:
Southeastern Peru