PERU NATURE

60% of the land of Peru is located in the Amazon. Percentage-wise, more land area is located in national parks and preserves, than any other country in South America. This fact results in the Peruvian Amazon to be one of the most pristine, virgin, and untouched rainforests on the earth. This has led to the increased arrival of tourists and increased tourist infrastructure has followed. The Peruvian Amazon is divided into two areas, the High Jungle, and the Lower Jungle. The High Jungle is more easily accessible while the lower jungle is more pristine and untouched. In recent times however, accessibility to the lower jungle has greatly increased and is now nearly on par with that of the high jungle. Nonetheless both contain a diversity of animal life and plant life unrivaled by any other rainforest on the face of the earth. Large tourist national preserves include the Manú National Park, Rio Abiseo National Park, and the Tambopata-Candamo Protected Area. Tourist agencies in these areas promote eco-friendly tourism so as not to damage the fragile ecosystems of the rainforest.