WHC Nomination Documentation File name: 402.pdf UNESCO Region LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN SITE NAME ("TITLE") Manu National Park DATE OF INSCRIPTION ("SUBJECT") 11/12/1987 STATE PARTY ("AUTHOR") PERU CRITERIA ("KEY WORDS") N (ii)(iv) DECISION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE: 11 th Session The Committee encouraged the Peruvian authorities to continue to involve assistance agencies in providing support for this Park and to pursue the anthropology programme regarding the resident native population. The Committee also wished to bring the Peruvian authorities' attention to the need for a rural development project in the buffer zone of the Park. BRIEF DESCRIPTION: This immense 1.5 million-hectare park has successive tiers of vegetation rising from 150 to 4,200 metres above sea-level. The tropical forest in the lower tiers contains an unrivalled variety of animal and plant species. Some 850 species of birds have been identified and rare species such as the giant otter and the giant armadillo have found refuge there. Jaguars are often sighted in the park. 1.b. State, province or region: Dep. Madre de Dios y Cusco. Provincias: Manu y Paucartambo 1.d Exact location: North: Long. 72°01’ W - Lat. 11°17’ S South: Long. 71°30’ W - Lat. 11°11’ S East: Long. 71°10’ W - Lat. 12°18’ S West: Long. 72°22’ W - Lat. 11°45’ S

WHC Nomination Documentation · SITE NAME ("TITLE") Manu National Park DATE OF INSCRIPTION ("SUBJECT") 11/12/1987 STATE PARTY ("AUTHOR") PERU CRITERIA ("KEY WORDS") N (ii)(iv) DECISION

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WHC Nomination Documentation

File name: 402.pdf UNESCO Region LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

SITE NAME ("TITLE") Manu National Park

DATE OF INSCRIPTION ("SUBJECT") 11/12/1987

STATE PARTY ("AUTHOR") PERU

CRITERIA ("KEY WORDS") N (ii)(iv)

DECISION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE:11th SessionThe Committee encouraged the Peruvian authorities to continue to involve assistanceagencies in providing support for this Park and to pursue the anthropology programmeregarding the resident native population. The Committee also wished to bring the Peruvianauthorities' attention to the need for a rural development project in the buffer zone of thePark.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:This immense 1.5 million-hectare park has successive tiers of vegetation rising from 150 to4,200 metres above sea-level. The tropical forest in the lower tiers contains an unrivalledvariety of animal and plant species. Some 850 species of birds have been identified and rarespecies such as the giant otter and the giant armadillo have found refuge there. Jaguars areoften sighted in the park.

1.b. State, province or region: Dep. Madre de Dios y Cusco. Provincias: Manu y Paucartambo

1.d Exact location: North: Long. 72°01’ W - Lat. 11°17’ S South: Long. 71°30’ W - Lat. 11°11’ S East: Long. 71°10’ W - Lat. 12°18’ S West: Long. 72°22’ W - Lat. 11°45’ S