MANU NATIONAL PARK ROUTE

MANU NATIONAL PARK ROUTE

YOURS  ROUTE  TO MANU NATIONAL PARK:

 The translation of Ninamarca is the town of fire in  queshua language  nina means  fire and marka  means places or town manu national park route .  This significance could stem from the fact that, especially during the

wintertime, people can see small fires burning on the ground from a distance. The traditional belief is that these fires mark the hiding places of Inca

treasure. In Ninamarka there are beautifully-hewn, pre Inca stone  ( chullpas) or burial towers NATIONAL PARK . Important people, like local chiefs or priests, were possibly buried in these tombs. These are remnants of the

kingdom of Lupaca, whose center was just north of Lake Titicaca. Both the Incas and Lupacas were masters at cultivating the different

ecological zones offered by the Andes. Unfortunately, there are no archeological studies looking at Ninamarka.

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 MANU NATIONAL PARK  ROUTE  – ACJANACO

Acjanaco is at the beginning of the  Biosphere Reserve on your route, and it is also the most southern part of the Reserve. Acjanaco is at an elevation of 3200 meters reserve zone national park . The road to your left leads to the

lookout point of Tress Cruces (Three Crosses), which is famous for its spectacular sunrise, which is only possible to observe in Acjanaco and in Japan.

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The best time to see it is during July and August. During the rest of the year, the area is normally too cloudy. The clouds form because of the humidity which rises from Thunor them jungle side of the Mountains. The Incas used

to observe the summer and winter solstices from Tress Cruces peruvian jungle national park . From this natural platform they also gazed out over

the immense expanse of Amazon rainforest national park . That view was the eastern boundary of their known world. On the eastern side the highest mountain of the Biosphere national park , the “Apu Kanahuay” mountain

with its 4050 meters of altitude, can be observed. The translation of “Apu Kanahuay” from queshua is “that who is near God

Driving down from Acjanaco, the treeless alpine- Like Paramo in high altitudes start to change to a bizarre elfin forest. Reaching the lower altitudes sees that elfin forest change to a mysterious cloud forest, before arriving at the

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MANU NATIONAL PARK ROUTE  – THE VALLEY OF KNOSNIPATA

Known as Knosnipata in queshua, this valley is at 900 meters, 3000 feet of elevation. It has been inhabited for many decades. First came opportunists and missionaries, but more lately the settlers have been landless peasants

from the highlands, especially from Puno. The gravelly soil is poor and unforgiving. Millennia of torrential rains

have washed out all the natural fertility. Despite this, the inhabitants of the valley still cultivate crops, (rice, manioc, coca, bananas, other different kind of fruits), as they have done for decades. There are three main

settlements in the valley: Chontachaca, Patria and Pilcopata. However the valley of Knosnipata has been losing population over

the last two decades due to the soil exhaustion and the exploitable timber stocks.

  ALTO MADRE DE DIOS

Big open walls on the side of the river are visible shortly after leaving the port of Atalaya. Look more carefully, and you can see three different layers in the wall. The lowest reddish colored earth is old sea bottom. This is from

millions of years ago when the Amazon Basin  national park was an inner sea. Above this there is a layer of big stones, which is

ancient river bottom. Above that there is the actual earth layer. The Alto Madre de Dios River stretches about 150 km in length. It gets its water from the snow peak of Pucara from southeast of Paucartambo. Smaller rivers like

Pilcopata and Piñi Piñi and Tono form the Alto Madre de Dios, which later joins the  River reserve zone national park . This then forms

the Madre de Dios River. This water later joins with the Beni River in Bolivia and forms the Madeira River in Brazil, ending finally at Amazonas. biosphere reserved zone national park .

 MANU  PARK – BOCA MANU .

The small village of Boca Manu (The Mouth of Manu) is the capital of District of Fitzcarrald. It is situated at the conjunction of the Alto Madre de Dios and Manu Rivers. It is here that the dark brown colored sediment loaded

waters of the Manu River meet the clearer waters of the Alto Madre de Dios River. Alto Madre de Dios is clearer

because its origins are high in the Andes.

The framers of Manu:

Celestino Kalinowski was a naturalist by vocation and heritage. His dream was the establishment of a natural museum in the Manu. His great concern was to preserve this area of ​​human predation. He visited Felipe

Benavides, president of national parks, to tell you of the need to close off the loggers, hunters and prospectors. In May 1973,

Reserve Manu National Park was declared. Since 1977 the park has enjoyed the status of Biosphere Reserve, awarded by UNESCO. In 1887 John Kalinowski came to Peru to investigate the jungle of Madre de Dios. To him

the discovery of valuable specimens for our wildlife and rich in our flora is due. The world began to know the great

diversity and lost interest in those areas of southeastern Peru. Even some species adopted the name of its discoverer, as Dasyprocta – Kalinowski. His son, Celestino Kalinowski Villamonte, inherited the vision and

passion for the intricate fronds of the Peruvian jungle, precisely because those enigmatic territories kept for myth and

mystery the great Païtiti, the much sought lost city of the Incas. Such was the concern by Celestino Kalinowski Manu, who in 1964 visited Felipe Benavides Barreda, then president and Zonal National Parks, to warn of the

need to close off the loggers, hunters and prospectors. He feared that beautiful confluence of rivers and forests remain

at the mercy of humans. In a letter he suggested that the

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Should be declared. Benavides sought British naturalist Ian Grimwood, who undertook to alinowski, a scientific

expedition in 1967, this could show that the evidence of the growing dangers and great natural wealth. From the data collected and under  of

draft reports was achieved sustain the character of nature reserve. This effort paid off in the recognition of the

Manu River basin Reserved Zone in 1968 In May 1973, the reserve was declared a National Park. In that area the flora and fauna to enjoy full backup since. Since 1977, the park boasts the Biosphere Reserve status, awarded by UNESCO.

Ten years later he was declared a Natural World Heritage Site, Peru became a symbol in the world. What is Manu, has its origin in the inspiration and effort of a few zealous and nature lovers. A MODEST MAN. The British Ian

Grimwood Kalinowski said it was simple and was born naturalist. NATURAL WEALTH. Protected area thanks  to the

efforts of some nature lovers as Kalinowski and Benavides. FELIPE BARREDA BENAVIDES. It was a permanent struggle for environmental care nature.

The Unconquered Jungle – Manu National Park:

The oldest evidence of Manu dates back to 1,750 years before Christ and belongs to the Arahuac. Neither the Incas

nor the Spaniards dominated this territory, which was associated with Paititi and would suffer the depredation of rubber tappers and loggers.  the Manu, mystery is a primal instinct. The origin of its inhabitants is

lost among jaguars, army ants and legends of floods, blood and gold. The oldest archaeological evidence are remains of cassava and avocado, cultivated between 1750 and 1000 BC, by the Arahuac, who are the mythical

ancestors of the current Manu ethnic groups (especially the Matsiguengas). The great French anthropologist Alfred

Métraux vindicated them: “The role of the Arahuac in the development of civilization in South America has been

considerable. Unfortunately, in the absence of synthesis works, it is difficult to appreciate this civilizing effort.” And they were the mediators in the exchange of products and divinities between the hidden jungle and the mountains.