Above: Cloud Forest, Manu National Park below Tres Cruces; Sunset after a heavy rain, Cocha Cashu, Manu NP

Manu National Park is one of the largest natural protected areas in the world, and has been

recognized by UNESCO and

The Manu watershed comprises the traditional territory of

several Arawak and Panoan-speaking indigenous peoples living in various degrees of isolation.

These indigenous groups have attacked intruders even until recently (2018), and have essentially

been protectors of the watershed. The

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_rainforest