Rio Abiseo National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
World Heritage Site and national park in Peru
About Rio Abiseo National Park
UNESCO listed the park as Natural and Cultural Heritage of Humanity (World Heritage Site) in 1990. The park is home to a large number of species of flora and fauna, and has more than 30 pre-Columbian archaeological sites. Located between the Marañón and Huallaga rivers, the park has an area of2,745.2km(1,059.9sqmi). The park covers 70% of the Abiseo river basin. Elevations reach as high as 4,200 meters (13,780 ft) above sea level and as low as 350 m (1,150 ft). The part protects three distinct ecoregions: Ucayali moist forests at lower elevations, Peruvigan Yungas at middle elevations, and Cordillera Central páramo at the highest elevations. There are 980 known species of plants documented in the highlands of the park, 13 of which are endemic, and 5000 species of plants in the area of the
Rio Abiseo National Park Travel Guide Sections
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