This immense 1.5 million ha park is Peru’s biggest National Park, and is the only one in the world that protects a whole river’s hydrographic basin: the Manu River. In 1987 the Manu National Park was declared as World Heritage by UNESCO.

The Park is home to 160 mammal species, more than 800 bird species (10% of the world’s total), 210 species of fish, and 140 amphibious. Ten percent of the vegetable species of the world grows in Manu. Up to 220 tree species can be found in only one hectare of the Park’s jungle, and more than 40 ant species in just one tree, just to give an example of the Reserve’s Biodiversity. It should be noted that only 50% of the more than 3,500 plant species registered have been studied.