{"id":5672,"date":"2023-10-10T19:23:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T00:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/?p=5672"},"modified":"2024-12-31T13:18:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T18:18:32","slug":"animals-of-manu-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/animals-of-manu-national-park","title":{"rendered":"Animals of Manu National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5673 size-full\" title=\"Animals of Manu National Park\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/navigation-in-lakes-of-madre-de-dios.jpg\" alt=\"Animals of Manu National Park\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/navigation-in-lakes-of-madre-de-dios.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/navigation-in-lakes-of-madre-de-dios-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/navigation-in-lakes-of-madre-de-dios-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/navigation-in-lakes-of-madre-de-dios-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/navigation-in-lakes-of-madre-de-dios-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/navigation-in-lakes-of-madre-de-dios-560x315.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Animals of <strong>Manu National Park<\/strong>, considered one of the largest protected areas in the world, containing much of the <strong>Peruvian Amazon\u2019s<\/strong> greatest flora and fauna. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Almost 25,000 rare and endemic species reside here, with its inaccessibility playing a crucial role in preserving Manu before it was declared a <strong>Peruvian National Park<\/strong>, UNESCO World Heritage Site and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Many adventurous travelers seek out unusual places like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/manu-national-park-3-days-2-nights\"><strong>Manu Rainforest<\/strong> <\/a>where they can find and observe exotic birds, a variety of rainforest-dwelling monkeys and, if they are lucky, a mix of other rare mammals. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Here is everything travelers need to know about the remarkable <strong>Manu National Park in Peru<\/strong> and why it should be at the top of your travel list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Description of the Manu National Park<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5677 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Manu-National-Park-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Manu National Park\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Manu-National-Park-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Manu-National-Park-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Manu-National-Park-768x543.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Manu-National-Park-600x424.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Manu-National-Park-1536x1086.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Manu-National-Park-2048x1448.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Manu-National-Park-560x396.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">The largest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/\"><strong>national park in Peru<\/strong><\/a>, Manu covers an impressive area of 15,328 square kilometers, with an additional 914 square kilometers included the Cultural Zone. This includes the entire basin of the Man\u00fa River, from its tributaries in the Andes Mountains to its mouth in the Madre de Dios River.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">The protected area is 18,811 square kilometers containing several ecological zones and such a variety of species that Manu National Park is considered to have one of the highest levels of biodiversity of any park in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"> Permanent human habitation within the boundaries of Manu National Park is restricted to several small Matsigenga tribal communities, although parts of the broader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomachupicchu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Manu Biosphere Reserve<\/strong><\/a> include some areas designated for controlled tourism and collecting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Manu National Park Animals and Birds<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Manu National Park Animals and Birds\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/rainforest-cruises\/images\/c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_1120,h_746\/v1625762915\/Manu-National-Park-Guide-Animals\/Manu-National-Park-Guide-Animals.jpg\" alt=\"Manu National Park Animals and Birds\" width=\"1120\" height=\"746\" \/><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">The records of animals, birds, reptiles, beetles and others in the <strong>Manu National Park<\/strong> is one of the most diverse in the world, see the records below.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">1025 Species of Bird\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">221\u00a0 Species of Mammals\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">1307\u00a0 Species of Butterflies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">8 Species of Wildcats\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">15 Species of Primates\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">27 Species of Macaws\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">132 Species of Reptiles\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">155 Species of Amphibians\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">300 Species of Ants\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">650 Species of Beetles\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">The Animals highlights are:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5678 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/manu-national-park-8-days-parque-nacional-manu.jpg\" alt=\"Giant Otter in Manu national Park\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/manu-national-park-8-days-parque-nacional-manu.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/manu-national-park-8-days-parque-nacional-manu-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/manu-national-park-8-days-parque-nacional-manu-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/manu-national-park-8-days-parque-nacional-manu-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/manu-national-park-8-days-parque-nacional-manu-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/manu-national-park-8-days-parque-nacional-manu-560x280.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">The Giant Otter, the world\u2019s largest otter that can be found in family groups on the lakes of the par. The top predator on Amazonian lakes, they are very active and social making them highly entertaining to watch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">The Jaguar is the largest cat of the Americas and a treat for any lucky enough to see it. Manu is now proving the most reliable rainforest location to find this species with nearly 70% of visitors in the dry season (July to September). Now getting to see one of these magnificent cats, usually on the beaches or banks of the <strong>Manu River<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Flora and Landscape<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5679 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstockRF_758138311-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon forest\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstockRF_758138311-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstockRF_758138311-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstockRF_758138311-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstockRF_758138311-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstockRF_758138311-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstockRF_758138311-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstockRF_758138311-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstockRF_758138311-560x373.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">With a range of ecological zones contained within the Manu National Park, the terrain varies from <strong>Amazon forests<\/strong> at 150 meters above sea level, to portions of Peruvian Yungas at middle elevations, to the Central Andean wet grasslands at the highest elevations of 4,200 meters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">This variety leads to an incredible level of biodiversity, which includes more than 15,000 species of plants in all of <strong>Manu National Park<\/strong> (that&#8217;s 10% of the world&#8217;s vascular plant species). As many as 250 varieties of trees have been found in a single hectare here, and potentially more remain waiting to be discovered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">With 35% of Manu classified as Amazonian lowland <strong>tropical rainforest<\/strong>, travelers can count on seeing Mauritia palm swamps, seasonal floodplain forests, and oxbow lakes (river bends that have been cut off from the rest of the flowing river). Dense foliage mixes with the open and vast grasslands (much easier for animal sightings), as colorful and unusual plants big and small dot the landscape. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Many <strong>medicinal plants<\/strong> long used by native people can be found here, with a variety of uses that have enabled human habitation for centuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">How to Get To Manu National Park<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5680 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-20221018-WA0008.jpg\" alt=\"How to Get To Manu National Park\" width=\"868\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-20221018-WA0008.jpg 868w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-20221018-WA0008-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-20221018-WA0008-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-20221018-WA0008-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-20221018-WA0008-560x314.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Located in the Madre de Dios and <strong>Cusco<\/strong> regions of Peru, the closest city to <strong>Manu National Park is Cusco<\/strong>. Considered the Capital of Inca culture, Cusco is the most popular tourist destination in the country, making Manu National Park conveniently located for those who wish to see both the Amazon and the Wonder of the World, <strong>Machu Picchu<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Manu National Park can be accessed by road from Cusco, although the only access to the lowlands is by boat up the Manu River. The bus from Cusco to Atalaya takes about 7-8 hours, then requires another 6 hours by boat to Boca Manu. From here, it&#8217;s another 2 hour journey to reach the entrance of the reserved zone of the Manu National Park. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">For those on a shorter timeframe, it is also possible to fly to Patria and Boca Manu from Cusco (or elsewhere in the country), and then all that remains is the 6-hour drive to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/manu-national-park-8-days-7-nights\"><strong>Manu National Park Entrance<\/strong><\/a>. All-encompassing tours are recommended to make this journey as comfortable and easy as possible, with minimal time wasted traveling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3855 size-full\" title=\"Contact Us\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/BOTON-CONTACT-US-2.png\" alt=\"Contact Us\" width=\"300\" height=\"56\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Animals of Manu National Park, considered one of the largest protected areas in the world, containing much of the Peruvian Amazon\u2019s greatest flora and fauna. Almost 25,000 rare and endemic species reside here, with its inaccessibility playing a crucial role in preserving Manu before it was declared a Peruvian National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sin-categoria-en"],"views":1520,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5672"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5675,"href":"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5672\/revisions\/5675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cuscojourneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}