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Manu National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Peru, inscribed in 1987 under criteria (ix), (x).

Manu National Park, Peru
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State Party
Peru
Year of inscription
1987
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
17,163 km²
Location
Madre de Dios Department, Cusco Department
What it is
national park of Peru
Founded or built
1973
Official website
sernanp.gob.pe/del-manu
Reference
WHC 402 · Wikidata Q390264

Why it is on the List

(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, Peru148 kmHistoric Sanctuary of Machu PicchuPeru · 1983MixedHistoric centre of Cusco, Peru157 kmHistoric centre of CuscoPeru · 1983CulturalNazca Lines, Peru471 kmNazca LinesPeru · 1994CulturalHistoric Centre of Arequipa, Peru474 kmHistoric Centre of ArequipaPeru · 2000CulturalHistoric Centre of Lima, Peru585 kmHistoric Centre of LimaPeru · 1988CulturalTiwanaku, Bolivia587 kmTiwanakuBolivia · 2000Cultural
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