Heritage sites, Archaeological discoveries, History of Archaeology

Rio Abiseo National Park

Location

Huicungo

Country

Peru

Year of Research

1990

Culture

The park was created in 1983 to protect the fauna and flora of the rainforests that are feature of this region of the Andes.
There is a high level of endemism among the fauna and flora found in the Rio Abiseo National Park.
The yellow-tailed woolly monkey, previously thought extinct, is found only in this park.
Research undertaken since 1985 has already uncovered 36 previously unidentified archaeological sites at altitudes of between 2,500 and 4,000 m, which give a good picture of pre-Inca society.