GENERAL INFORMATION

• Area: 2'426.489 acres (982.000 ha)
• Date of Creation: July 26, 1979
• Altitude: 984 - 1.969 ft (200 - 600 m)

Yasuní is the largest national park of Ecuador, covering an important area of the tropical forests of Ecuador. The various habitats and small hills of Yasuní were formed by the rivers Yasuní, Tiputini, Nashiño, Cononaco and Curaray, all tributaries of the navigable and wide Napo river, the northern limit to the park. The Napo river basin is one of the areas of Amazon rainforest that remained untouched in various ice ages, due to which many species migrated to what is now Yasuní National Park. For this reason, Yasuní is one of the most densely populated and biologically diverse regions of the world. In Yasuní there are also many Huaorani reservations, with the objective to protect the customs and way of life of these indigenous people.