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   Protected Areas


Due to its natural, biological, archeological and cultural resources, Peru has 62 natural areas protected by the State, which includes 14.8% of the national territory, more than 19 millons hectares.

National Park Name Location Area (HA)
National Park Cutervo Cajamarca 8 214
National Park Tingo María Huánuco 4 777
National Park Manu Cusco and Madre de Dios 1 716 295
National Park Huascarán Ancash 340 000
National Park Cerros de Amotape Tumbes and Piura 94 577
National Park Río Abiseo San Martín 274 520
National Park Yanachaga Chemillén Pasco 122 000
National Park Bahuaja Sonene Madre de Dios and Puno 1 091 416
National Park Cordillera Azul San Martín, Loreto, Ucayali and Huánuco 1 353 190
National Park Otishi Junín and Cusco 305 973
National Park Alto Purús Ucayali and Madre de Dios 2 510 694
National Park Ichigkat muja – Condor's Mountain Range Amazonas 88 477
Sanctuary Name Location Area (HA)
National Sanctuary Huayllay Pasco 6 815
National Sanctuary Calipuy La Libertad 4 500
National Sanctuary Lagunas de Mejía Arequipa 691
National Sanctuary Ampay Apurímac 3 635
National Sanctuary Manglares de Tumbes Tumbes 2 972
National Sanctuary Tabaconas-Namballe Cajamarca 29 500
National Sanctuary Megantoni Cusco 215 867
Historic Santuary of Chacamraca Junín 2 500
Historic Santuary of Pampa de Ayacucho Ayacucho 300
Historic Santuary of Machu Picchu Cusco 32 592
Historic Santuary Bosque de Pómac Lambayeque 5 887
Reserve Name Location Area (HA)
Pampa Galeras - Bárbara d'Achille Reserve Ayacucho 6 500
Lago Junín Reserve Junín y Pasco 53 000
Paracas National Reserve Ica 335 000
Lachay National Reserve Lima 5 070,00
Lake Titicaca National Reserve Puno 36 180
Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve Arequipa and Moquegua 366 936
Calipuy National Reserve La Libertad 64 000
Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve Loreto 2 080 000
Tambopata National Reserve Madre de Dios 274 690
Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve Loreto 58 069
Tumbes National Reserve Tumbes 19 266,72
Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge Lambayeque 8 328,64
Pantanos de Villa Wildlife Refuge Lima 263,27
Nor Yauyos-Cochas Scenic Reserve Lima and Junín 221 268,48
Sub Cuenca del Cotahuasi Scenic Reserve Arequipa 430 550,00
Yanesha Communal Reserve Pasco 34 744,70
El Sira Communal Reserve Huánuco, Pasco y Cusco 616 413,41
Amarakaeri Communal Reserve Madre de Dios y Cusco 402 335,62
Machiguenga Communal Reserve Cusco 218 905,63
Asháninka Communal Reserve Junín and Cusco 184 468,38
Purús Communal Reserve Ucayali and Madre de Dios 202 033,21
Aledaño a la bocatoma del canal Nuevo Imperial Protected Forest Lima 18,11
Puquio Santa Rosa Protected Forest La Libertad 72,50
Pui-Pui Protected Forest Junín 60 000,00
San Matías-San Carlos Protected Forest Pasco 145 818,00
Pagaibamba Protected Forest Cajamarca 2 078,38
Alto Mayo Protected Forest San Martín 182 000,00
El Angolo Game Reserve Piura 65 000,00
Sunchubamba Game Reserve Cajamarca 59 735,00
Chancaybaños Reserved Zone Cajamarca 2 628,00
Güeppí Reserved Zone Loreto 625 971,00
Santiago-Comaina Reserved Zone Amazonas and Loreto 1 642 567,00
Colán Mountain Range Reserved Zone Amazonas 64 114,74
Huayhuash Mountain Range Reserved Zone Ancash, Huánuco and Lima 67 589,76
Pampa Hermosa Reserved Zone Junín 9 575,09
Pucacuro Reserved Zone Loreto 637 918,80
Aymara Lupaca Reserved Zone Puno 258 452,37
Sierra del Divisor Reserved Zone Loreto and Ucayali 1 478 311,39
Cordillera Escalera Regional Conservation Area San Martin 149.87
Humedales de Ventanilla Regional Conservation Area Lima 275,4
Albufera de Medio Mundo Regional Conservation Area Lima 688
Chaparri Private Conservation Area Lambayeque 34.412
Cañoncillo Private Conservation Area La Libertad 1.311
Pacllon Private Conservation Area Ancash 12.897
Huayllapa Private Conservation Area Lima 21.107
Sagrada Familia Private Conservation Area Pasco 75,80
Huiquilla Private Conservation Area Amazonas 1.141
San Antonio Private Conservation Area Amazonas 357,4
Abra Malaga Private Conservation Area Cusco 1.053
Jirishanca Private Conservation Area Huanuco