The Cerros de Amotape National Park was established on July 22, 1975 through Law (D.S.) N 0800-75-AG. Since 1977 the Reserve of the Northeast Biosphere is made up of Coto de Caza, El Angolo and the Zona Reservada de Tumbes.

This park is to be found in the departments of Tumbes and Piura, provinces of Contralmirante Villar and Sullana, with an area of 91,300 has.

This National Park comprises four diverse ecosystems. We can count 44 arboreal species, 47 bush species, 61 plants, 12 dimming plants, 7 cactaceas and 12 epiphytes (4 varieties of orchids).

Some of these are: cedar (Cedrel sp.) ebony (Ziziphus thyrsiflora), guaycan (Tabebuia bill bergii), madero (Tabebura chrysanta), hualtaco (Loxopterygium huasango) and palo santo (Bursera graveolens). The fauna in their natural habitat is very diverse. There are species belonging to tropical forests, to arid regions and to the Andes. There are around 100 species of mammals, birds, reptiles and anphibians.

The following birds are found here: Andean condor (Voltur ghryphus), Jungle Condor (Sarcoramphus papa), gray deer (Odocoileus virginianus), red deer (Mazam Americana), sajino (Tayassua Tajacu) and the squirrel (Sciurus stramincus), wood peckers parrots and parakeets.

With regard to reptiles we can find the macanche -snake- (Boa constrictor ortoni), sancarranca (Bothrops barnetti) and coralillo (Micrurus tschudir olsoni) and the pacaso or iguana (Crocodylus acutus) and the North-west otter (Lutra Longicaudis). With regards to the monuments of the various cultures in Guineal, Modroo and Pantanal. The principal aim of this park is to preserve the biological diversity that exists in the ecoregion of the equatorial dry forest and the tropical forest of the Pacific.