The Interpretation Center of the Río Abiseo National Park offers visitors the chance to learn about the natural and cultural wealth of this privileged conservation area: the Río Abiseo National Park (PNRA),
declared Natural and Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
The Interpretation Center, located in the town of Huicungo, 30 minutes from the
district of Juanjui, is an exhibition space where you will have the opportunity to
>get to know and learn about the architectural constructions of Gran Pajatén and the
biodiversity that exists in the Park.
In this way, through different environments equipped with information panels, photographs, graphics and illustrations, and With the accompaniment of a
specialized guide, a tour of an average duration of 1 hour and a half begins.
During the visit, you will contemplate about 20 different themes, such as
important samples of endemic flora and fauna, the conservation of
ecosystems, forests, waters, and archeological sites within the
PNRA, among others.
This place, therefore, will provide you with detailed information such as the Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey (Oreonax flavicauda), the most important endemic primate species in Peru, which does not inhabit anywhere else in the world, and which was one of the reasons why it was created precisely the protected area
of the Río Abiseo National Park.
You will also be able to meet a large number of other rare and endemic species that
live in the park, such as the spectacled bear, the giant armadillo, the Andean deer
of the north, the jaguar, primates and hundreds of species of birds, not to mention more than 5,000 registered plant species.
The Interpretation Center is ideal for visiting with the family, since it also
contains elements of a playful nature to liven up the visit of children and young people,
presenting the contents in a more motivating way, thus facilitating the
learning process.
The Río Abiseo National Park Interpretation Center was inaugurated on February 14, 2008, with the aim of promoting research, environmental education and sustainable tourism, in order to contribute to raising awareness and
conservation of the natural and cultural heritage of the Park.
After this visit, you will feel that you have a global vision of the Río Abiseo National Park, and you will be prepared to enter its depths and make the most of your trip.
Visit the Interpretation Center of the Río Abiseo National Park is to learn to
value the importance of its wonderful ecosystem and its archaeological relics
that live there, as patrimony of the nation.