Tambopata Local Customs

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Tambopata and Madre de Dios

 At first we wanted to pick a jungle lodge about an hour by boat from Puerto Maldonado. We booked too late and all the nearby lodges were full. We ended up joining the Wasai expedition. We travelled... 

2

Tambopata, a pristine Peruvian rainforest

 In southeastern Peru lies the Tambopata/Madre del Dios river system(s). This is an outstanding and pristine area of uninhabited rainforest wildnerness, home to millions of macaws and parrots, as well... 

3

Into the Amazon

 During my Trip to Peru in March 2003, I spent nearly a week in Tambopata National Reserve (part of the Amazon Rainforest). I spent three days at a lodge called Posadas Amazonas, and three days at a... 

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The call of the jungle

 We stayed near the Candamo Reserve, where a variety of sounds and sight can be enjoyed. One can find an incomparable variety of insects - in butterflies alone you can find 1,200 species - and within... 

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Amazon Experience 2001

 My family and I flew out of Cuzco to Puerto Maldonando where we got a water taxi up the Tambopata River to the Wasi Tambopata Lodge. We stayed here at the lodge for three nights and had a great...