Isau Huamantupa-Chuquimaco

Dr. Isau was born in Cusco, Peru, in 1980. He is a biologist specializing in botany and ecology and holds a Ph.D. from the National School of Tropical Botany in Rio de Janeiro. He also earned a Master’s degree in Biodiversity and Tropical Conservation from the Menéndez Pelayo International University in Spain. He is the author of several scientific articles and book chapters, including the description of new species for science in the Vochysiaceae and Ericaceae families. He has taught at the National University of San Antonio Abad in Cusco and is currently a professor at the National Amazonian University of Madre de Dios.