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Manu National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
View of a riverbank in Manu National Park
Map showing the location of Manu National Park
Map showing the location of Manu National Park
Location within Peru
LocationPeru
Madre de Dios Region, Cusco Region
Nearest cityCusco
Coordinates11°51′23″S 71°43′17″W / 11.85639°S 71.72139°W / -11.85639; -71.72139
Area17,162.95 km2 (6,626.65 sq mi)
EstablishedMay 29, 1973 (by 644-73-AG)
Governing bodySERNANP
WebsiteParque Nacional del Manu
UNESCO World Heritage Site
CriteriaNatural: (ix), (x)
Reference402bis
Inscription1987 (11th Session)
Extensions2009

Manu National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional del Manu) is a national park and biosphere reserve located in the regions of Madre de Dios and Cusco in Peru.[1] It protects a diverse number of ecosystems including lowland rainforests, cloud forests and Andean grasslands.[1]

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Manu National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional del Manu) is a national park and biosphere reserve located in the regions of Madre de Dios and Cusco in Peru...

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Manu

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Manu or manu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Manu may refer to: Manu Province, a province of Peru, in the Madre de Dios Region Manu National Park...

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Manu River

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into the Amazon Basin. It runs through what is now protected as the Manu National Park, a vast Biosphere Reserve, home to arguably the highest concentration...

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Emperor tamarin

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were restricted to the north bank of the Manú River are also now found on the south bank. Manú National Park had a successful community based ecotourism...

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Machiguenga

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human-inhabited protected area: The Matsigenka native communities of Manu National Park, Peru," in Environment, Development, and Sustainability Ohl-Schacherer...

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Uncontacted peoples

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Puerto Maldonado

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Department of Madre de Dios. Nearby are the Manu National Park, Tambopata National Reserve, and Bahuaja-Sonene National Park, which have been established to protect...

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Madre de Dios River

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river, there are several national parks and reserves, notably Tambopata-Candamo National Park, Manu National Park (also known as Manu Biosphere Reserve) and...

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Black caiman

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Fish were the main prey of black caimans of over subadult size in Manú National Park, Peru. Various prey will be taken by availability, includes snakes...

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Cocha Cashu Biological Station

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54'S and 71° 22'W in Manú National Park, Peru. It was established in 1969-70, predating the founding of its containing national park (est. 1973). Though...

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Manu Airport

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Manu Airport (ICAO: SPNU) is an airstrip serving the village of Boca Manu and the Manu National Park in the Department of Madre de Dios of Peru. The grass...

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boundary modifications - Manú National Park (Peru)". UNESCO. Retrieved September 23, 2010. "Conservation". The Living Edens – Manu. Public Broadcasting Service...

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Potamites erythrocularis

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species of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Manu National Park, in the Region of Cusco, Peru. Adult males measure 83–85 mm (3.3–3...

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Orinoco goose

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some leave the Llanos de Moxos to breed 700 km (430 mi) away in Manú National Park, Peru, and others move almost 1,000 km (620 mi) along the Río Juruá...

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Department of Madre de Dios

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road is between the village of Pillcopata and Itahuania (into the Manú National Park). It is a roughly 350 kilometres (220 mi)-long single-track road that...

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Climate of Peru

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climatologists say that the slopes of low mountains northwest of Quince Mil in Manu National Park may receive more than 8,000 mm (310 in) of rain annually. El Niño...

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Amazon basin

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some 321 butterfly species, the Manú National Park in Peru (4000 hectare-survey) has 2300 species, while Tambopata National Reserve (5500 hectare-survey)...

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Caique

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the Manú National Park and Tambopata-Candamo in Peru, Cristalino State Park (near Alta Floresta), Xingu National Park and Amazônia National Park in Brazil...

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Special species include the spectacled bear and the vicuña. Iquitos Manu National Park - Manu is located on the eastern slopes of the Andes and stretches to...

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Dipteryx micrantha

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This is a very large tree, sometimes growing up to 60m, although in Manú National Park in Peru the average height was 44m. The trunk has large buttresses...

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View of Manú National Park in the Amazon Rainforest...

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Hoatzin

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herbivorous ungulate-ruminant mammals and some primates. This bird is also the National bird of Guyana, where the local name for this bird is the Canje pheasant...

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Ecotourism

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"Indigenous ecotourism in the Amazon: A case study of 'Casa Matsiguenka' in Manu National Park, Peru". Environmental Conservation. 35 (1): 14–25. doi:10.1017/S0376892908004517...

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that are preserved by the National Government: 15 national parks, 9 national sanctuaries, 4 historical sanctuaries, 17 national reserves, 3 wildlife refuges...

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archaeological sites of comparable importance to Machu Picchu" in Manú National Park. In 2013, he claimed to have discovered the tomb of the Inca emperor...

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