Alto Purús National Park
| Alto Purús National Park | |
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| Parque Nacional Alto Purús | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
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| Location | Ucayali and Madre de Dios Regions, Peru |
| Coordinates | 10°49′S 71°38′W / 10.82°S 71.64°WCoordinates: 10°49′S 71°38′W / 10.82°S 71.64°W[1] |
| Area | 2,510,694 hectares (9,693.84 sq mi) |
| Established | November 18, 2004 (by 040-2004-AG) |
| Governing body | SERNANP |
| Alto Purús National Park | |
Alto Purús National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Alto Purús) is a national park in the Amazon rainforest area of Peru, created on November 18, 2004. It contains some of the most rugged, treacherous, remote and unexplored territory in the Amazon.[2] It is also home to a number of indigenous tribes, including some that have avoided contact with the outside world.[3] Situated on the Purús River, it is the largest protected area in Peru, covering 2,510,694 hectares (9,693.84 sq mi).[4]
The park is located in the Provinces of Purús (Region of Ucayali) and the Province of Tahuamanú and Tambopata (Region of Madre de Dios).[5]
There have been reports of illegal logging of mahogany in the park.[6]
References
The most complete reference about the region is a gorgeous 380 pages book: Alto Purús: Biodiversidad, Conservación y Manejo. Center for Tropical Conservation and INRENA. Perú. Download it for free at: https://www.academia.edu/342023/Alto_Purus_Biodiversidad_Conservacion_y_Manejo
- ↑ "Alto Purus National Park". protectedplanet.net.
- ↑ Paul Rosolie, Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon, Harper: First Edition (2014)
- ↑ SERNANP info page about Alto Purús National Park (Spanish)
- ↑ http://www.sernanp.gob.pe/sernanp/archivos/imagenes/anp/alto_purus/infor%20alto%20purus.pdf (Spanish)
- ↑ "Alto Purús National Park". Enjoy Peru. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Illegal Mahogany Logging Exposed in Peru's New National Park". Environment News Service. March 31, 2005. Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- "Peru Preserves Biodiversity in Vast New Park". Environment News Service. 1 April 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
