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Refugio Amazonas is a new 24 bedroom lodge, opened in
2005. Its location two hours upriver from Posada Amazonas is ideal for
stand alone three night experiences and for breaking the expeditions to
and from Tambopata Research Center.
Refugio Amazonas is built on a 200 hectare private reserve on the buffer
zone of the Tambopata National Reserve. It is becoming integrated to the
communities of Brazil nut extractors that surround it, attempting to
extend the benefits of ecotourism to the families that commit to the
sustainable use of the forest within this buffer zone. The lodge is
surrounded by a mosaic of waterways and habitats and a worked Brazil Nut
concession it presents an ideal balance for naturalist exploration and
observations of sustainable forest use by local populations. In
collaboration with ANIA an environmental education NGO, Refugio Amazonas
caters for families with children of all ages.
To get here you must fly to Puerto Maldonado from Lima or Cuzco on daily
commercial flights lasting 30 or 90 minutes respectively. From the
airport you are transported by truck to the infierno River Port where
you board a boat for the two and half hour trip to Refugio Amazonas.
Refugio Amazonas is located ten minutes walking from the river.
Lodge Reservations:
Further Information and reservations for the Refugio Amazonas Lodge can
be made through Rainforest Expeditions |