Cordillera Azul National Park

Cordillera Azul National Park
IUCN category II (national park)

Location	Loreto, San Martín, Huánuco and Ucayali Regions, Peru
Nearest city	Tarapoto
Coordinates	7°45′S 75°56′W / 7.75°S 75.94°W / -7.75; -75.94^[1]Coordinates: 7°45′S 75°56′W / 7.75°S 75.94°W / -7.75; -75.94^[2]
Area	1,353,190 hectares (5,224.7 sq mi)
Established	May 21, 2001 (by 031-2001-AG)
Governing body	SERNANP
Cordillera Azul National Park

The Cordillera Azul National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Cordillera Azul) in Peru was created as a product of the process of categorization and definitive delimitation of the Reserved Zone Blue Biabo mountain range. As soon as the process was finished, the zone corresponding to the Blue Mountain range was declared as National Park by means of supreme decree.^[3]

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Cordillera Azul National Park

Protected areas of Peru

National Parks	Alto Purús Amotape Hills Bahuaja-Sonene Cordillera Azul Cutervo Huascaran Ichigkat muja – Cordillera del Condor Manú Otishi Rio Abiseo Güeppi-Sekime Sierra del Divisor Tingo María Yanachaga-Chemillén

National Sanctuaries	Ampay Calipuy Cordillera de Colán Huayllay Lagunas de Mejia Manglares de Tumbes Megantoni Pampa Hermosa Tabaconas Namballe

Historical Sanctuaries	Chakamarka Machu Picchu Pampas de Ayacucho Pómac Forest

National Reserves	Allpahuayo-Mishana Calipuy Junin Lomas de Lachay Matsés Pacaya-Samiria Pampa Galeras – Barbara D'Achille Paracas Pucacuro Salinas y Aguada Blanca San Fernando System of Islands, Islets and Guano Sites Tambopata Titicaca Tumbes

Wildlife Refuge	Laquipampa Pantanos de Villa Udima Cloud Forests

Landscape Reserves	Cotahuasi Nor Yauyos-Cochas Qhapiya

Communal Reserves	Amarakaeri Asháninka Chayu Nain El Sira Machiguenga Purús Tuntanain Yanesha

National Forests	Alexander von Humboldt Biabo Cordillera Azul Mariscal Cáceres Pastaza–Morona–Marañon

Protection Forests	Aledaño Bocatoma del Canal Nuevo Imperial Alto Mayo Pagaibamba Pui–Pui Puquio Santa Rosa San Matías–San Carlos

Hunting Enclosed Lands	El Angolo Sunchubamba

Reserved Zones	Ancón Bosque de Zárate Qhapiya Chancaybaños Waywash Huacachina Humedales de Puerto Viejo Illescas Lomas de Ancón Nieva River Santiago-Comaina Yagua

Areas of Regional Conservation	Choquequirao Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Titankayuq Waytapallana

Private Conservation Areas	Qusqu Qhawarina

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