Rio Abiseo National Park

The Río Abiseo National Park was founded by the Government of Peru on August 11, 1983 to protect the cloud forests and the unique flora and fauna. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage in 1990 and World Heritage Site. The National Park is located in the department of San Martín and covers an area of ​​2745 km ².

In the region between 350 m and 4200 m altitude are seven different habitats that have produced a diverse and rich flora and fauna. The cloud forests, which lie above the tropical rain forest, have the greatest diversity of plants. There are ferns, orchids, bromeliads, mosses and sugar cane. A total of 105 families and 980 different plants were up to now 261 species, found. Of these, 13 orchid species unknown to science.

The wildlife is similarly diverse. 11 genera and 13 different mammals are known up to now, including the endangered yellow -tailed woolly monkey ( Oreonax flavicauda ), which occurs only here. More endangered animals are the Andean deer ( Hippocamelus anti sensis ), the spectacled bear ( Tremarctos ornatus ) and the Golden-fronted spider monkey ( Ateles belzebuth ), for the rare fur armadillo ( Dasypus pilosus ), the National Park is one of the few known hideaways dar. Among the 132 extant bird species are the king vulture ( Sarcoramphus papa ), the Yellow -crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala ), the Punataucher ( agouti taczanowskii ) and red-eye duck ( Netta erythrophthalma ). The by the IUCN as endangered ( endangered ) uncategorized Gelbbrauenarassari was also observed in the National Park.

The National Park consists of 36 pre-Columbian sites, which represent an invaluable scientific value. The largest and most important archaeological Gran is Pajatén, which is attributed to the Chachapoyas culture and which is referred to as a monumental complex because of the architectural style.