Manú National Park (1987)
Peru

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This huge 1.5 million-ha park has successive tiers of vegetation rising from 150 to 4,200 m above sea-level. The tropical forest in the lower tiers is home to an unrivalled variety of animal and plant species. Some 850 species of birds have been identified and rare species such as the giant otter and the giant armadillo also find refuge there. Jaguars are often sighted in the park.  

• Peru 1998. Fauna of Manu National Park. Blue-and-yellow Macaw [Ara Ararauna]. 
• Peru 2003. UPAEP-issue. Se-tenant set in a composite design, showing the Andean Cock-of-the-Rock [Rupicola Peruviana]. 

Sources and links:

• Natural site datasheet from WCMC

Other World Cultural Heritage Properties in Peru (on this web site). Please refer to the UNESCO-listing, Peru-section. for more information about the individual properties. 

• City of Cuzco
• Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
• Chavin (Archaeological Site)
• Huascarán National Park
• Chan Chan Archaelogical Zone
• Historic Centre of Lima
• Río Abiseo National Park
• Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana
• Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa