Peru's Newest National Park Safeguards 2 Million Acres of Amazon Rainforest

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By Lorraine ChowJan 16, 2018, 12:51 pm549 ptsHot
The Peruvian government announced it will establish a new and enormous national park in the Amazon . Yaguas National Park, located in the northern region of Loreto, consists of 2,147,166 acres of rainforest , a vast river system and is home to more than 3,000 species of plants, 500 species of birds and 160…

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