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The term "cloud forest," widely used today, actually refers to several distinct types of forest, all in mountainous terrain, tropical, subtropical or temperate, and existing in places where atmospheric conditions produce a nearly perpetual fog cover. In the tropics of Peru these forests are found along the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains, at elevations of 400 - 4,000 meters above sea-level. Characteristics of cloud forests include an abundance of mosses, ferns and epiphytes such as bromeliads and orchids; elfin woodlands with stunted trees; and many specialized creatures that rely on super-humid conditions. Changing climatic patterns are impacting these fragile ecosystems and in many areas they are disappearing. Could forests are interesting to most of us because they are so different from our usual experience of forest. Exotic and ripe with flora and fauna, you’ll find numerous opportunities for photos. GreenTracks wildlife tours that get you into the Manu Cloud Forest in Peru include:

 Cock of the Rock Lodge (3 Days) - https://www.greentracks.com/Cock-of-the-Rock-Lodge.htm 

 Manu Bio-trip - From the Andes to the Amazon (6 Days) - https://www.greentracks.com/Manu-Bio-Trip.htm 

 Manu National Park Explorer (6 Days) - https://www.greentracks.com/Manu-National-Park-Explorer.htm 

Manu National Park - Tapir and Macaw Clay Licks (6 Days) - https://www.greentracks.com/Manu-National-Park-Tapir-and-Macaw-Clay-Licks.htm 

Also on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, you traverse cloud forest.
https://www.greentracks.com/Inca-trail.html

The ruins of Chachapoyas in Northern Peru are also situated in cloud forest- https://www.greentracks.com/Kuelap-Discoverer-5-Days-4-Nights.htm

Cock-of-the Rock

Cloud Forest

Cloud Forest along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.