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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Madre de Dios 2 - Conservation Challenges and Opportunities (RA)

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

An analysis of the numerous challenges to the sustainability of the Amazon in Madre de Dios including gold mining, agriculture and timber extraction is balanced with the opportunities presented by private and public protected areas, participatory conservation projects based on sustainable timber harvesting and wildlife management, ecotourism and non extractive resources.

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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