Megantoni National Sanctuary
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Megantoni National Sanctuary (Santuario Nacional Megantoni) is a protected area
in Peru
situated in the Cusco Region
, La Convención Province
, Echarate District
. It protects a part of the Peruvian Yungas
ecoregion
.
Protected area
Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...
in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
situated in the Cusco Region
Cusco Region
Cusco is a region in Peru. It is bordered by the Ucayali Region on the north; the Madre de Dios and Puno regions on the east; the Arequipa Region on the south; and the Apurímac, Ayacucho and Junín regions on the west...
, La Convención Province
La Convención Province
La Convención Province is the largest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.-Boundaries:* North: Junín Region and Ucayali Region* East: Madre de Dios Region...
, Echarate District
Echarate District
Echarate District is one of ten districts of the province La Convención in Peru.-See also:* Machiguenga Communal Reserve* Megantoni National Sanctuary* Otishi National Park-References:...
. It protects a part of the Peruvian Yungas
Peruvian Yungas
The Peruvian Yungas is a tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in the Yungas of Peru.-Setting:The Peruvian Yungas occur on the eastern slopes and valleys of the Peruvian Andes...
ecoregion
Ecoregion
An ecoregion , sometimes called a bioregion, is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than an ecozone and larger than an ecosystem. Ecoregions cover relatively large areas of land or water, and contain characteristic, geographically distinct assemblages of natural...
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