Rainforest Expeditions (est. 1989) operates three award winning Amazon lodges: Posada AmazonasRefugio Amazonas, and Tambopata Research Center. Each Amazon lodge provides access to a unique set of ecotourism experiences in the jungle of southeastern Peru.


Our packages include activities comprised of aspects of nature and culture of the Amazon rainforest. We offer a variety of special interest activities, tours and expeditions like Soft Adventure, Birdwatching expeditions, Family and more...

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Brazil Nut Gathering (RA)

Segments: 
Academic
Lodge: 
Refugio Amazonas
Pricing: 
Included in programs listed below. Alternatively it can be purchased as part of a customized program.
Booking Details: 
Pre-booking required

Brazil nuts are the rain forests only non extractive commodity. A local Brazil nut concession manager will lead us through a stand of trees, analyzing the concession system, the role of the concession in the family economy and the future of the industry. Anecdotes and first hand accounts will complete the picture of life as a “castañeros”.

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Academic

 
Price per person
Double/Twin/Tripple see rates
Single see rates
This program has a strong focus on showing the impact, both positive and negative, of human activities in Tambopata. You will visit a gold mining dredge, a farmer and a park rangers checkpoint. more