The most attractive areas for butterfly watching are Cusco, our Amazon rainforest and especially the Manu Reserve.
These beautiful insects, symbols of spiritual harmony, which are impressive for their colourful and multicoloured wing configurations, are a true ecological wealth that our country boasts. Although they can be seen from the Andean rainforests of northern Peru in Chachapoyas and Cajamarca, the highest concentration of butterflies can be seen in the Manu National Park, Cusco and Madre Dios, where up to 1,300 species have been recorded. In the ecological reserve of Machupicchu there are said to be more than 400 species.