Ichigkat Muja – Cordillera del Condor National Park

The Ichigkat Muja – Cordillera del Condor National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Ichigkat muja – Cordillera del Cóndor) is a protected area in Peru located in the region of Amazonas.[1] It protects part of the Eastern Andes forests at the Cordillera del Condor mountain range.[1]

Ichigkat muja – Cordillera del Condor National Park
Map showing the location of Ichigkat muja – Cordillera del Condor National Park
Map showing the location of Ichigkat muja – Cordillera del Condor National Park
LocationPeru
Amazonas Region, Condorcanqui Province
Coordinates3°23′34″S 78°6′49″W / 3.39278°S 78.11361°W / -3.39278; -78.11361
Area88,477 hectares (341.61 sq mi)
Established10 August 2007
Governing bodySERNANP
WebsiteParque Nacional Ichigkat Muja – Cordillera del Cóndor (in Spanish)

Geography

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Cordillera del Condor National Park is located in the region of Amazonas, in northern Peru, next to the border with Ecuador.[1][2] The main geographic feature is the Cordillera del Condor, a forested mountain range with moderate to steep slopes, that occupies almost 90% of the park area.[1][2] The rest of the area is occupied by low hills and river terraces, being the main watercourses the Cenepa and the Santiago rivers.[2] The highest elevation in the park is ca. 2500 m.[2]

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Climate

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Cordillera del Condor National Park has a wet tropical climate.[1] The climograph data corresponds to the village of Coangos, in Ecuador (1576 m of elevation), just outside the national park and near the Peruvian border.[3]

Ecology

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This national park protects part of the Eastern Cordillera Real montane forests ecoregion.[1][4] These forests grow smaller as elevation increases, becoming cloud forests at high elevations and dwarf forests at mountain tops.[1]

Flora

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Some of the plant species present in the area are: Alchornea triplinervia, Miconia spp., Piper aduncum, Iriartea deltoidea, Anthurium spp., Solanum grandiflorum, Inga spp., Uncaria tomentosa, Ochroma pyramidale, Minquartia guianensis, Eryngium foetidum, Perebea guianensis, Socratea exorrhiza, Cedrelinga cateniformis, Weinmannia spp., Calathea loeseneri, Palicourea spp., Oenocarpus bataua, Clethra castaneifolia, Gynerium sagittatum, Senna alata, etc.[5][2]

Fauna

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Some of the birds present in the park are: the Andean cock-of-the-rock, the oilbird, the white-throated toucan, the blue-and-yellow macaw, the ornate hawk-eagle, the green hermit, etc.[5]

Among the mammal species present in the park are: the Venezuelan red howler, the jaguar, the white-lipped peccary, the Amazon dwarf squirrel, the southern tamandua, the neotropical otter, the nine-banded armadillo, etc.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Ichigkat Muja – Cordillera de Cóndor – Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado". sernanp.gob.pe (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e Expediente Técnico de Creación. Parque Nacional Ichigkat Muja – Cordillera del Cóndor (in Spanish). INRENA. pp. 12, 22–25, 38–40.
  3. ^ "Coangos climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Coangos weather averages – Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Global Species : Ecoregion : Eastern Cordillera real montane forests". globalspecies.org. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Evaluación biológica realizada en la cuenca del río Cenepa (Amazonas – Perú) (in Spanish). INRENA. 2004. pp. 36–43, 129–132, 144.
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