Peru's Amazonian Eden: Manu National Park and Biosphere Reserve - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1555731902 ISBN 13 : 9781555731908

Synopsis

MANU BIOSPHERE RESERVE, the largest tropical rainforest biosphere reserve on earth, lies at the furthest tip of the upper Amazon River in the remote southeastern region of Peru. Only 100 miles (160 kilometers) from the spectacular Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, Manu is unique in that it protects three, highly-distinct ecosystems: the Puna--a high-altitude, tundra-like area characterized by pale yellow ichu grass, isolated blue lakes and tassel-eared llamas; the cloud forest--a mysterious world bathed in constant mist and inhabited by brilliant-red Cock of the Rocks, Spectacled Bears and score of dripping tree ferns; and the lowland rainforest--home of the giant Black Caiman, Giant Otter, 13 species of monkeys, and over 1,000 species of birds (10% of the world's total). Although invaded at different times by Inca Indians, Spanish Conquistadors and Victorian rubber kings, Manu Biosphere Reserve has largely been protected through the centuries both by its remote location and by the presence of hostile native tribes. Manu currently supports four native ethnic groups--two of which are still uncontacted--and protects 4,646,564 acres (1,881,200 hectares) of land. Almost half the size of Switzerland, Manu is perhaps the most species-rich protected area to be found anywhere on Earth.

A propos du livre

About the Author

Kim MacQuarrie is an American writer, 4-time Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker, and anthropologist who has made films in such disparate regions as Siberia, Papua New Guinea, and Peru. MacQuarrie lived in Peru for five years and is the author of three other books on that country, including the widely acclaimed "The Last days of the Incas."

André Bärtschi is a Swiss wildlife photographer who specializes in the natural history of tropical forests. He traveled to the Amazonian Peru and Bolivia for the first time in 1976. Since then he spends part of the year in the remotest places of the New World tropics. His work has been published worldwide in a number of nature books, including one about Manu National Park and in magazines such as GEO, BBC Wildlife, International Wildlife, Natural History, Smithsonian and National Geographic.

Several of his photos have won awards in the annual BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition and in 1992 he was awarded the top prize in this largest and most prestigious international contest of its kind.

From the Back Cover

"My wife and I and our children are all book addicts. Together we have something close to 4000 books in our house. Of all these I count the books, "Peru's Amazonian Eden" and Where the Andes Meet the Amazon" as among my most prized possessions.

When our work is going badly, when the snow blows, I take out your book for inspiration. It never fails to bring new energy to the day and to remind me what a privilege we have to live at a time when places like Manu, Bahuaja-Sonene, and Madidi still flourish, and to make me feel again the awesome responsibility we bear to ensure that our children's children might yet see these wonders. These books are a true heirloom.

Adrian Forsythe, PhD (author of "Tropical Nature")

Détails de l'édition

• Langue: espagnol
• ISBN 10: 1555731902
• ISBN 13: 9781555731908
• Reliure: Hardcover
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