Río Abiseo National Park
Also known as Parc national Rio Abiseo, Parque nacional del Río Abiseo
Category
Mixed
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (vii), (ix), (x).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Peru
Inscribed
1990
Area
272,408 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Río Abiseo National Park is about 160 km south-east of Cajamarca. The nearest other World Heritage site is Huascarán National Park, about 180 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Juanjuí · about 38,000 peopleabout 85 km north-east
- Huamachuco · about 31,000 peopleabout 90 km west
- Tocache · about 29,000 peopleabout 95 km south-east
- Cajamarca · about 143,000 peopleabout 160 km north-west
- Chachapoyas · about 26,000 peopleabout 180 km north
- Moyobamba · about 48,000 peopleabout 190 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
PeruNatural184 km away
PeruCultural205 km away
PeruCultural205 km away
PeruCultural228 km away
PeruCultural351 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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