List of national parks of Peru

Peru has 15 national parks, which are designated protected areas operated by the National Service of Natural Protected Areas, an agency of the Ministry of Environment (Peru). National parks are areas established by law to preserve one or more representative ecosystems in their natural state, safeguarding associated wildlife, cultural features, and scenic values. Human activities are restricted to indirect uses: scientific research and regulated tourism in designated zones. ^[1]

National parks

Legend

† Blue –UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

‡ Purple –Park designated as both a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve

National Parks of Peru

Name	Photo	Location (region)	Established [2]	Area (2025) [2]	Annual visitors (2024) [3]	Description
Cutervo National Park		Cajamarca 6°12′7″S78°47′18″W / 6.20194°S 78.78833°W / -6.20194; -78.78833 (Cutervo National Park)	20 September 1961	8,214.23 ha (20,298 acres)	698	The first national park established in Peru (1961), protecting the Cueva de los Guácharos and a range of habitats from cloud forest to páramo; it conserves cavernicolous fauna, headwaters of the Marañón basin and species such as the spectacled bear. [4]
Tingo María National Park		Huánuco 9°22′37″S75°59′53″W / 9.37694°S 75.99806°W / -9.37694; -75.99806 (Tingo María National Park)	14 May 1965	4,777 ha (11,804 acres)	163,587	Established in 1965, it protects selva alta ecosystems and distinctive landscapes such as the “La Bella Durmiente” formation and the Cueva de las Lechuzas, conserving water sources, waterfalls and sites for research and environmental education. [5]
Manu National Park ‡		Cusco and Madre de Dios 11°51′23″S71°43′17″W / 11.85639°S 71.72139°W / -11.85639; -71.72139 (Manú National Park)	29 May 1973	1,716,295.22 ha (4,241,058 acres)	13,701	Protects a broad altitudinal gradient from high Andean puna to lowland Amazonia, safeguarding exceptional megadiversity and cultural diversity, including indigenous peoples; designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (1977) and a Natural World Heritage Site (1987). [6]
Huascarán National Park ‡		Ancash 9°20′0″S77°24′0″W / 9.33333°S 77.40000°W / -9.33333; -77.40000 (Huascarán National Park)	1 July 1975	340,000 ha (840,158 acres)	273,568	Protects the humid puna and the Cordillera Blanca, including very high glaciated peaks (up to 6,768 m), around 660 glaciers and some 300 glacial lakes, and provides critical hydrological functions for the Santa, Marañón and Pativilca river basins. [7]
Cerros de Amotape National Park †		Tumbes and Piura 4°08′52″S80°35′24″W / 4.14778°S 80.59000°W / -4.14778; -80.59000 (Cerros de Amotape National Park)	22 July 1975	152,045.13 ha (375,712 acres)	Unknown	A coastal oasis on the Amotape foothills that protects Pacific tropical forest and equatorial dry forest along the Tumbes River, noted for high plant endemism and important avian diversity. [8]
Rio Abiseo National Park ‡		San Martín 7°45′0″S77°15′0″W / 7.75000°S 77.25000°W / -7.75000; -77.25000 (Rio Abiseo National Park)	11 August 1983	274,520 ha (678,354 acres)	740	Conserves representative cloud forests of the eastern Andean slope, protecting biodiversity and the hydrological stability of the Abiseo, Túmac and Montecristo watersheds, and contains archaeological complexes such as Gran Pajatén and Los Pinchudos. [9]
Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park †		Pasco 10°24′15″S75°18′38″W / 10.40417°S 75.31056°W / -10.40417; -75.31056 (Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park)	29 August 1986	122,000 ha (301,469 acres)	6,943	Extends along the Yanachaga range (460–3,643 m) and protects steep, forested mountains, deep canyons and a high diversity of ecological formations; considered a Pleistocene refuge and home to Yanesha and other local communities. [10]
Bahuaja-Sonene National Park		Madre de Dios and Puno 13°16′0″S69°27′0″W / 13.26667°S 69.45000°W / -13.26667; -69.45000 (Bahuaja-Sonene National Park)	17 July 1996	1,091,416 ha (2,696,948 acres)	5	Conserves a mosaic of habitats in the southwestern Amazon, including the humid Pampas del Heath, cochas and seasonally flooded areas; protects Ese’eja cultural values and links transboundary conservation with Bolivia’s Madidi. [11]
Cordillera Azul National Park		San Martín, Loreto, Ucayali, and Huánuco 7°45′0″S75°56′24″W / 7.75000°S 75.94000°W / -7.75000; -75.94000 (Cordillera Azul National Park)	21 May 2001	1,353,190.85 ha (3,343,807 acres)	3	Conserves montane and premontane forest formations and key watershed headwaters, protecting the largest area of intact high Amazonian forest in Peru and numerous endemic species. [12]
Otishi National Park †		Junín and Cusco 11°40′0″S73°05′0″W / 11.66667°S 73.08333°W / -11.66667; -73.08333 (Otishi National Park)	14 January 2003	305,973.05 ha (756,076 acres)	Unknown	Protects the Vilcabamba range and the headwaters of the Ene, Tambo and Urubamba rivers across 750–4,185 m, conserving diverse ecosystems and microclimates, territories of native communities including families in voluntary isolation, and forming part of the Vilcabamba-Amboró conservation corridor. [13]
Alto Purús National Park		Ucayali and Madre de Dios 10°49′12″S71°38′24″W / 10.82000°S 71.64000°W / -10.82000; -71.64000 (Alto Purús National Park)	18 November 2004	2,510,694.41 ha (6,204,061 acres)	Unknown	One of Peru’s largest protected areas (over two million hectares) encompassing the Purús basin and distinct non-Andean Amazonian ecosystems; a conservation priority that includes ancestral territory of native communities and areas with groups in voluntary isolation. [14]
Ichigkat Muja – Cordillera del Cóndor National Park		Amazonas 3°23′34″S78°6′49″W / 3.39278°S 78.11361°W / -3.39278; -78.11361 (Ichigkat Muja – Cordillera del Cóndor National Park)	9 August 2007	88,477 ha (218,631 acres)	Unknown	Conserves the only Amazonian montane forest representation of the Eastern Real Cordillera in Peru, protecting headwaters, high biological diversity and areas of cultural importance for local jíbaro peoples. [15]
Güeppi-Sekime National Park		Loreto 0°28′48″S74°54′36″W / 0.48000°S 74.91000°W / -0.48000; -74.91000 (Güeppi-Sekime National Park)	25 October 2012	203,628.51 ha (503,177 acres)	Unknown	Protects floodplain, hill and terrace landscapes on the border with Ecuador, crossed by the Lagartococha, Gueppí, Peneya and Anusilla rivers. Its forests host high plant and animal diversity (627 plant species recorded) including several threatened and endemic species. [16]
Sierra del Divisor National Park		Loreto and Ucayali 7°16′31″S74°4′25″W / 7.27528°S 74.07361°W / -7.27528; -74.07361 (Sierra del Divisor National Park)	9 November 2015	1,354,485.10 ha (3,347,006 acres)	Unknown	Protects an isolated mountain complex in the Amazon plain with steep slopes and divisory ridges (>900 m), ancient geology and largely undisturbed areas that harbor many endemics, waterfalls, hot springs and macaw clay-licks. [17]
Yaguas National Park		Loreto 2°55′0″S71°31′16″W / 2.91667°S 71.52111°W / -2.91667; -71.52111 (Yaguas National Park)	10 January 2018	868,927.84 ha (2,147,167 acres)	Unknown	Located in the lower Putumayo basin, it protects extensive intact lowland rainforest and a wide range of aquatic habitats that support unusually high fish diversity, while providing ecosystem services to indigenous communities and forming part of a transboundary forest corridor. [18]

Parks by region or territory

Region	Number	Parks
Amazonas	1	Ichigkat Muja – Cordillera del Cóndor
Ancash	1	Huascarán
Cajamarca	1	Cutervo
Cusco	2	Manu*, Otishi*
Huánuco	2	Tingo María, Cordillera Azul*
Junín	1	Otishi*
Loreto	4	Cordillera Azul*, Güeppi-Sekime, Sierra del Divisor*, Yaguas
Madre de Dios	3	Manu*, Bahuaja-Sonene*, Alto Purús*
Pasco	1	Yanachaga–Chemillén
Piura	1	Cerros de Amotape*
Puno	1	Bahuaja-Sonene*
San Martín	2	Río Abiseo, Cordillera Azul*
Tumbes	1	Cerros de Amotape*
Ucayali	3	Cordillera Azul*, Alto Purús*, Sierra del Divisor*

* Shared parks spanning multiple departments; they are listed under each department they cover.

See also

• List of protected areas of Peru
• List of World Heritage Sites in Peru

References

Citations

1. El Peruano 2001, pp. 205120–205121.
2. SERNANP 2025a.
3. SERNANP 2024, pp. 103–104.
4. "Parque Nacional de Cutervo". Plataforma del Estado Peruano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-17.
5. "Parque Nacional Tingo María". Plataforma del Estado Peruano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-17.
6. "Parque Nacional del Manu". Plataforma del Estado Peruano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-17.
7. "Parque Nacional Huascarán". Plataforma del Estado Peruano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-17.
8. "Parque Nacional Cerros de Amotape". Plataforma del Estado Peruano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-17.
9. "Parque Nacional del Río Abiseo". Plataforma del Estado Peruano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-17.
10. "Parque Nacional Yanachaga Chemillén". Plataforma del Estado Peruano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-17.
11. "Parque Nacional Bahuaja Sonene". Plataforma del Estado Peruano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-17.
12. "Parque Nacional Cordillera Azul". Plataforma del Estado Peruano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-17.
13. "Parque Nacional Otishi". Plataforma del Estado Peruano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-17.
14. "Parque Nacional Alto Purús". Plataforma del Estado Peruano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-17.
15. "Parque Nacional Ichigkat Muja". Plataforma del Estado Peruano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-17.
16. "Parque Nacional Gueppí-Sekime". Plataforma del Estado Peruano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-17.
17. "Parque Nacional Sierra del Divisor". Plataforma del Estado Peruano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-17.
18. "Parque Nacional Yaguas". Plataforma del Estado Peruano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-17.

Bibliography

• "Aprueban el Reglamento de la Ley de Áreas Naturales Protegidas Decreto Supremo Nº 038-2001-AG" [The Regulations of the Protected Natural Areas Law are approved](PDF). El Peruano (in Spanish). 26 June 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-06-26. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
• Listado oficial de las Áreas Naturales Protegidas [Official List of Protected Natural Areas](PDF) (in Spanish). National Service of Natural Protected Areas. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-10-09. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
• Memoria Anual 2024 [Annual Report 2024](PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). National Service of Natural Protected Areas. 2025-08-19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-10-09.

External links

• (in Spanish) National Service of Natural Protected Areas (SERNANP) Official Website
• (in Spanish) Geographic Information Viewer by National Service of Natural Protected Areas (SERNANP)