Manucoco

View from the northeast to the mountain

Tropical mountain forest on Mano Côcobdep2

The Mano Côco ( Foho Manococo, Manucoco, Manucoco ) is 999 m, the highest peak on the island of Atauro, East Timor, belonging to.

Nature

The mountain is volcanic, submarine origin. It is located in the south of the island in the Suco Macadade and is without climbing climbable.

The wooded area is a nature reserve and part of the islandwide Important Bird Area with an area of ​​14,118 hectares. Up to a height of 600 m farming is done. About 700 m there are still stocks of tropical forests, especially in the sheltered valleys. The search for firewood, however, threatens the forest.