The Cuc Phuong Jungle Paths 2022 race was held on April 3 in Cuc Phuong National Park. (Photo: VNA) Ninh Binh (VNA) – The CucPhuong Jungle Paths 2022 race was held on April 3 in Cuc Phuong National Park, whichspans communes in the northern provinces of Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa and Hoa Binh.
The race drew the participation ofnearly 2,500 Vietnamese and foreign runners, including some from France,Belgium, China and the US, among others. They competed in four categories over 70km,42km, 25km and 10km.
The race aims at becoming an ecotourism mainstayin conjunction with conservation and sustainable development at Cuc Phuong,which was named ‘Asia’s Leading National Park’ for three consecutive yearsbetween 2019 and 2021 by the World Travel Awards.
Deputy director of the park Do VanLap said the race contributes to the building and development of ecotourism atthe site, helping to raise public awareness of nature conservation andcelebrate the 60th anniversary of Cuc Phuong, the first national park establishedin Vietnam.
The 22,408ha park is mostly coveredby tropical rainforest. It is home to 117 species of mammals, 300 species ofbirds, 110 species of reptiles and amphibians, and 65 species of fish./.
