The Ichigkat Muja – Cordillera del Condor National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Ichigkat Muja – Cordillera del Cóndor) is a protected area in Peru. It is located in the Amazonas region. The park helps protect part of the Eastern Andes forests found in the Cordillera del Condor mountain range.
Geography
Cordillera del Condor National Park is located in the Amazonas region of northern Peru, close to the border with Ecuador. The most important geographic feature is the Cordillera del Condor, a mountain range covered with forests. These mountains take up about 90% of the park. The rest of the park has low hills and flat areas near rivers, called river terraces. The main rivers are the Cenepa and the Santiago rivers. The highest point in the park is about 2,500 meters above sea level.
Climate
Cordillera del Condor National Park has a wet tropical climate. The climate data comes from the village of Coangos, located in Ecuador at an elevation of 1576 meters. This village is near the Peruvian border and outside the boundaries of the national park.
Ecology
This national park helps protect part of the Eastern Cordillera Real montane forests ecoregion. These forests become smaller as the land rises in elevation, turning into cloud forests at higher elevations and dwarf forests near the tops of mountains.
Some of the plant species found in the area include: Alchornea triplinervia, Miconia spp., Piper aduncum, Iriartea deltoidea, Anthurium spp., Solanum grandiflorum, Inga spp., Uncaria tomentosa, Ochroma pyramidale, Minquartia guianensis, Eryngium foetidum, Perebea guianensis, Socratea exorrhiza, Cedrelinga cateniformis, Weinmannia spp., Calathea loeseneri, Palicourea spp., Oenocarpus bataua, Clethra castaneifolia, Gynerium sagittatum, Senna alata, etc.
Some of the birds found in the park include: the Andean cock-of-the-rock, the oilbird, the white-throated toucan, the blue-and-yellow macaw, the ornate hawk-eagle, the green hermit, etc.
Among the mammals living in the park are: the Venezuelan red howler, the jaguar, the white-lipped peccary, the Amazon dwarf squirrel, the southern tamandua, the neotropical otter, the nine-banded armadillo, etc.