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MANU JUNGLE
Manu, located in the southeast area
of Peru, is one of the largest parks
in South America. The area of the
park encompasses parts of the Andean
department of Cusco and the jungle
department of Madre de Dios. Manu
protects 2 million hectares (4.5
million acres) of a territory rich
in flora and fauna species, and a
variety of habitats including high
Andes, cloud forests, and lowland
tropical rain forests. UNESCO
officially recognizes this natural
paradise as a world heritage site.
In 1977, they designated Manu as a
World.
Manu is a Biosphere Reserve because
it contains the best existing
example of biodiversity in protected
areas of rain forest, as well as
endemic areas of cloud forest.
Humans have altered the majority of
forests in the world. Fortunately,
Manu has remained intact and
untouched by civilization.
In The Manu, we can observe a
variety of animals in theirnatural
habitats, including: Giant Otters (Pteronura
brasilensis), Black Caiman (Melanosuchus
niger), the majestic Jaguar (Panthera
onca), the strange Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos
ornatus), the Tapir (Tapirus
terrestris), the Ocelot (Felis
pardalis), 13 species of primates,
and an estimated of one thousand
species of birds including species
of seven Macaws (Ara sp.).
Manu also contains 10% of the world
plant species, including several
species of figs and palms, as well
as countless species of medicinal
plants that scientists are currently
cataloguing. A single hectare of
forest in Manu can have up to 220
species of trees, while a hectare of
temperate forest in Europe or North
America may only have 20 species of
trees. The Manu National Park is
probably the most biological diverse
and protected park on the planet.
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