Ampay National Sanctuary (Santuario Nacional de Ampay) is a wildlife sanctuary established in 1987. It is located in the district of Tamburco, just north of the city of Abancay, Peru. Its , which include Mount Ampay, protect the Pachachaca River basin and several endangered plant species, being the most representative the conifer called Intimpa (Podocarpus glomeratus). History In the 1930s, the Podocarpus forest at the Mt. Ampay area was botanically identified. In 1983, Dr. Ciro Palomino and the…
