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Peru National & Historical Sanctuaries

Peru National & Historical Sanctuaries
Peru National Reserves
Peru Reserved Aereas
Peru National Parks

The main purposes of the National & Historical Sanctuaries are the protection of the local habitat the flora and fauna as well as the natural formations that could have some scientific and scenic concern.

The National Sanctuaries & Historical  are: Mejia Lagoons, Ampay, Mangrove Sweeps of Tumbes, Calipuy, Huayllay, Pampa off ayacucho, Machu Picchu

The National Sanctuary of Ampay

The Ampay National Sanctuary  was established on the 23rd of July in 1987, by means of Supreme Decree # 042-87-AG.  It owes it's name to the snow covered Ampay that guards the city of Abancay and is also the name of the forests that cover the neighboring hills

This is a refuge for migratory birds on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. This area provides food for birds like the playero (Calidris alba) Coming from the North Hemisphere.

It the shores of the lakes we can find frogs (Bufo limensis), lizards (Microlophus tigris) and values (Pseudolapex sechurae) in the hills surrounding the lakes and finally just a few fishes as: the lisa (Mugil Cephalus) and pejerrey (Basilichthys sp.).

In the beach there are 180 types of birds as residents as migratories. We can observe the gaviota gris (Larus modestus), the playero blanco (Calidris alba), the rayador (Rinchops niger), the peruvian seagull (Larus belcheri), the dominion seagull (Larus dominicanus) and the gaviota capucho gris (Larus cirrocephillus), the zambullidor pimpollo (Rollandia rolland), the zambullidor grande (Podiceps major), the pato sutro (Anas flavirostris) the pato garantillo (Anas bahamensis), the pato colorado (Anas cyanopltero), the polla de agua (Gallinula chloropus), the choca (Fulico americana), the gallineta comun (Rallus limicola), the garza - heroncuca (Ardea cocoi) the big white heron (Egretta alba), the small white heron (Egretta thula) and the blue heron (Hydronassa caerulea).

The sanctuary houses two lagoons,  the most spectacular is the Uspaccocha Lagoon, whixch appears to be a gigantic crater.  The snow covered peaks of Ampay reflect in its waters. The principal objective of Ampay National Sanctuary is to protect the Intimpa estate forest which is home to the wild fauna and the two principal lagoons.