Manu National Park is a huge protected area in southeastern Peru, stretching from high Andean grassland and cloud forest down into the lowland Amazon rainforest. It is among the most biodiverse places on Earth, with exceptional numbers of species of birds, mammals, amphibians, plants and insects, including jaguars, giant otters, tapirs and macaws that gather at clay licks. Part of the park is reserved for scientific research, and remote communities live inside, some of them in voluntary isolation. UNESCO recognised it as a biosphere reserve in 1977, and as a World Heritage Site in 1987. Access is strictly controlled, and visitors need to travel with authorised guides.
Before and after
- May 1973Construction of Willis Tower
- 8 May 1973Wounded Knee incident
- 10 May 1973Rise of Polisario Front
- 14 May 1973Launch of Skylab
- 29 May 1973Establishment of Manu National Park
- 21 June 1973Birth of Zuzana Čaputová
- July 1973Founding of Trilateral Commission
- 1 July 1973Construction of British Library
- 4 July 1973Founding of Caribbean Community
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