Rainforest Expeditions (est. 1989) operates three award winning Amazon lodges: Posada Amazonas, Refugio 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...
The Importance of the Rainforest
Yesenia Quispe The rainforest as a generator of life has become the new focus of environmentalists and ecologist who, in times of irrational exploitation of rainforest resources like wood (especially mahogany), demand its protection and the sustainable use of its resources. The ecological, social and economic value of the Amazonian rainforest has not been appreciated in the past, which is why the new environmental philosophy is to develop the Amazon rainforest with a new sustainable vision. The tropical rainforests only cover 7% of the earth’s surface and 2% of the entire world. Approximately half of this rainforest is tropical rainforest in Latin America, Africa and South-East Asia. The Amazon Basin is the biggest of these tropical rainforests. All rainforests are megadiverse, with a host of extremely different species occupying a variety of niches. The tropical rainforests harbour 50% of the world’s flora and fauna, 50% of all known vertebrates, 60% of all plant species and 90% of all known species. This is just part of what you have to enjoy when you visit us at Posada Amazonas and Refugio Amazonas.
