Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park

Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park
Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillén
IUCN category II (national park)
Map showing the location of Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park

Location within Peru

Location Pasco Region, Peru
Coordinates 10°22′08″S 75°22′12″W / 10.369°S 75.37°W / -10.369; -75.37[1]Coordinates: 10°22′08″S 75°22′12″W / 10.369°S 75.37°W / -10.369; -75.37[2]
Area 122,000 hectares (470 sq mi)
Established August 29, 1986 (by 068-86-AG)
Governing body SERNANP
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.[3] It preserves part of the Peruvian Yungas and Ucayali moist forests ecoregions.[4] 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.

Fauna

The frog Ctenophryne barbatula is only known from the Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park.[5]

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "Yanachaga Chemillen National Park". protectedplanet.net.
  2. ↑ "Yanachaga Chemillen National Park". protectedplanet.net.
  3. ↑ SERNANP info page about Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park (Spanish)
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Edgar Lehr (2008). "Ctenophryne barbatula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T136036A4237480. Retrieved 22 December 2015.


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