by ariel timar | Jul 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Peru Bans Single-Use Plastics Following the lead of many nations around the world, Peru has officially joined the fight against plastic pollution. This past year the Peruvian congress passed an ambitious national law with the goal to discourage and significantly...
by Malika Gottstein | Apr 24, 2019 | Guides, Guides, Nature, Nature
In February we hosted a group of bat researchers, some from the American Museum of Natural History. During five nights of mist netting, 36 bat species belonging to five different families were identified, showing once more the great diversity of the ACRCTT...
by Paul Beaver | Aug 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
Biodiversity in the Amazon The word “biodiversity” is often heard while describing some of the most exotic places on the planet. Some places, like the Amazon rainforest, are known as “biodiversity hotspots”. Unfortunately, the concept of biodiversity is...
by Paul Beaver | Jun 25, 2018 | Amazonia Expeditions, Guides, Nature
Our view on “Selfie Safaris” IQUITOS REGION – Loreto, Peru To search for animals in their natural habitat is a difficult task. In the Amazon, you might see a caiman moments before it dives underwater, or a toucan just before it glides away above the...
by ariel timar | Jul 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
THE TAHUAYO LODGE Recognized as one of the ten best wilderness lodges in the world by Outside Magazine Travel to the lodge requires that you fly into Iquitos, Peru. From Iquitos we take you by boat up the mighty Amazon River, for a distance of...
by ariel timar | Jun 21, 2017 | Amazonia Expeditions
How To View #1 Ranking in Trip Advisor We at Amazonia pride ourselves as now being ranked as the #1 Specialty Lodge in all of Peru as of June 21, 2017. To see how our company stacks up against our competitors, we are providing you with a instructional to see...
by ariel timar | May 17, 2017 | Monkeys, Rehabilitation
The Reintroduction of Woolly Monkeys into Nature Dorilla and two siblings (Andrea and Steven) were small infants when they were confiscated from the illegal pet traffic in Belen floating market in Iquitos. At the time we were friends with the officer who confiscated...
by Paul Beaver | Apr 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
KUKAMA (Cocama) Culture The Kukama are an original culture of the Amazon Rainforest. They thrived in the rainforest for hundreds of years before the Spanish explorers arrived. The Kukama first made contact with explorers in 1549 during a Spanish expedition led...
by mike timar | Mar 12, 2017 | Amazonia Expeditions, Uncategorized
Empowering women Leading Advocate for Women’s Rights Amazonia Expeditions has been the leading advocate for women’s rights in the upper Amazon basin since the early 1980’s. In an effort to improve equality in the workforce, we were the first company to hire and train...
by Paul Beaver | Mar 3, 2017 | Birds
A Birding Experience from our Main Lodge on the Tahuayo River The Tahuayo River basin is one of the great experiences for birders in the upper Amazon basin. On excursions from our two lodges, we have documented over 600 species of birds. But while the overall bird...
