PERU ADVENTURE

The Park covers 122.000 hectares. Its name comes from the Quechua word Yanachaga, “black” and the Yanesha word Chemillén, “burnt”. Both names allude to the dark colors of the mountains. Thanks to the different altitudes, there are several types of landscapes in the park from Andean altiplano (high plateau) and feather grass prairies to tropical and cloud forests. The plant life mainly censists of ulcumano trees, diablo fuerte pine trees, cedars, walnut trees, and oaks. In addition to these, there are mosses, ferns, orchids, bromeliads, bushes, and reeds. The wildlife counts with fifty-nine species of mammals like the giant river otter, the jaguar, the spectacled bear, the dwarf brocket deer, and the giant rat. Unfortunately, each of these species is endangered. There are also 427 registered bird species like the harpy eagle, the Andean rock-cock, and the blue-crowned motmot, and there are more than thirty-one species of fish like the white sea bass, the boquichico, and the white mullet. In order to enter the park, you need an authorization from the National Park Office in Oxapampa.