Cordillera Azul National Park 1.66

Cordillera Azul National Park is a protected area in Peru.The park is in the Ucayali moist forests ecoregion.HistoryIt was established in 2001 during the tenure of president Valentín Paniagua.EcologyFloraMontane forests cover most of the park's area, although it also includes sections of dry forest to the west and lowland Amazon rainforest to the east. Among the plant species found in the area are: Ceiba insignis, Ficus spp., Tabernaemontana sananho, Inga spp., Swietenia macrophylla, Castilla ulei, Triplaris americana, Miconia spp., Couroupita guianensis, Ocotea javitensis, Schefflera spp., Erythrina ulei, Alchornea triplinervia, Schizolobium parahyba, Bactris gasipaes, Cecropia spp., Dracontium spruceanum, Attalea maripa, Heliconia rostrata, Carludovica palmata, Geogenanthus poeppigii, Brunfelsia grandiflora, Calycophyllum spruceanum, Euterpe catinga, Tessaria integrifolia, Mauritia flexuosa, Virola calophylla, Desmoncus polyacanthos, Podocarpus oleifolius, Theobroma cacao, Persea spp., Amburana cearensis, Margaritaria nobilis, Jacaranda copaia, Calyptranthes spp., Spondias mombin, etc.