Cordillera Azul National Park
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Cordillera Azul National Park is a vast, biodiverse protected area in the Peruvian Amazon known for its cloud forests, endemic species, and role in conserving one of Peru’s most intact tropical forest landscapes.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biosphere reserve
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national park ⓘ |
| area |
13500 square kilometers
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1350000 hectares ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| designation | UNESCO biosphere reserve ⓘ |
| elevationRange | from lowland Amazon to Andean foothills ⓘ |
| established | 2001 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
SERNANP
NERFINISHED
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Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAverageAnnualRainfall | over 2000 millimeters ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical humid ⓘ |
| hasConservationRole |
carbon storage
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habitat conservation for threatened species ⓘ protection of headwaters ⓘ watershed protection ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
cloud forest
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lowland rainforest ⓘ montane forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasMainRiverBasin |
Huallaga River basin
NERFINISHED
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Ucayali River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasManagementInstrument | management plan ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
amphibian diversity
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bird diversity ⓘ endemic species ⓘ high biodiversity ⓘ intact tropical forest landscapes ⓘ plant diversity ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalCommunities |
Quechua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ various Amazonian indigenous languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Huánuco Region
NERFINISHED
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Loreto Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Peruvian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ San Martín Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Ucayali Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainBiome | humid tropical forest ⓘ |
| nearestLargeCity | Tarapoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amazon rainforest
NERFINISHED
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Andes-Amazon transition zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threat |
agricultural expansion
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coca cultivation ⓘ illegal logging ⓘ road construction ⓘ |
| UNESCOBiosphereReserveDesignationYear | 2018 ⓘ |
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