Alto Purús National Park and Communal Reserve is a national park

National park

A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...

 in the Amazon Rainforest

Amazon Rainforest

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 area of Peru

Peru

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, created on November 20, 2004. It is home to groups of indigenous people, including some that have avoided contact with the outside world.

The park is located in the Provinces of Purús and Atalaya (Region of Ucayali

Ucayali Region

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) and the Province of Tahuamanú (Region of Madre de Dios

Madre de Dios Region

Madre de Dios is a region in southeastern Peru, bordering Brazil, Bolivia and the Peruvian regions of Puno, Cusco and Ucayali. Its capital is the city of Puerto Maldonado. The name of the region is a very common Spanish language designation for the Virgin Mary, literally meaning Mother of...

).

There have been reports of illegal logging of mahogany in the park.