Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park

Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park
Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillén
IUCN category II (national park)
Location within Peru
Location	Pasco Region, Peru
Coordinates	10°22′08″S 75°22′12″W / 10.369°S 75.37°WCoordinates: 10°22′08″S 75°22′12″W / 10.369°S 75.37°W[1]
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.^[2] It preserves part of the Peruvian Yungas and Ucayali moist forests ecoregions.^[3] 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

Frog Ctenophryne barbatula is only known from the Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park.^[4]

Gallery

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  Andean Cock-of-the-rock

References

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