Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park
Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park | |
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Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillén | |
IUCN category II (national park) | |
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![]() ![]() Location within Peru | |
Location | Pasco Region, Peru |
Coordinates | 10°22′08″S 75°22′12″W / 10.369°S 75.37°WCoordinates: 10°22′08″S 75°22′12″W / 10.369°S 75.37°W[1] |
Area | 122,000 hectares (470 sq mi) |
Established | August 29, 1986 (by 068-86-AG) |
Governing body | SERNANP |
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The Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park (in red)
The Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillén) is located in the Pasco Region in Peru.[2] It preserves part of the Peruvian Yungas and Ucayali moist forests ecoregions.[3] The Palcazu River, Huancabamba River, Pozuzo River and their affluents flow through this National Park. Some native communities still live in here. There are also some archaeological fields from the Inca and Yanesha cultures.
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Andean Cock-of-the-rock
References
- ↑ "Yanachaga Chemillen National Park". protectedplanet.net.
- ↑ SERNANP info page about Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park (Spanish)
- ↑ Olson, D. M, E. Dinerstein et al. (2001). "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth". BioScience 51 (11): 933–938. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2.
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