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Premio Nacional Ambiental Antonio Brack Egg

by | Dec 19, 2019 | Uncategorized | 2 comments

A&E Tours Tahuayo Lodge Receives Peru’s Highest National Environmental Award

Amazonia Expeditions (A&E Tours) Recognized by Peru’s Ministry of Environment with “Premio Nacional Ambiental Antonio Brack Egg” (PNA-ABE) Award

LIMA, Peru, Dec. 19, 2019 – Amazonia Expeditions’ Peruvian subsidiary, A&E Tours Tahuayo Lodge, received the highest national award for sustainable business. Peru’s Ministry of the Environment (MINAM) awarded the Antonio Brack Egg National Environmental Award (PNA-ABE) to A&E Tours, which was presented by Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra yesterday.

Amazonia Expeditions’ A&E Tours Tahuayo Lodge placed in the Natural Peru category of the PNA-ABE award under the Green Business category for their sustainable tourism experiences in the Amazon Rainforest. An evaluation committee made up of prominent professionals from the technical, academic, and scientific fields, as well as MINAM officials, selected the winners. This year A&E Tours Tahuayo Lodge was announced as winner in the category of “Bionegocios” for being the most environmentally conscious and socially responsible business in all of Peru.

Dolly Beaver receiving the Antonio Brack Egg Award. From left to right, Fabiola Muñoz (Peruvian Minister for the Environment), Lina Marcela Lugo Silva (Amazonia Expeditions Environmental/Sustainability Specialist), Martín Vizcarra (President of Peru), Dolores Beaver (Owner of Tahuayo Lodge)
Since 1981, Amazonia Expeditions has been dedicated to providing unforgettable travel experiences and supporting meaningful research. A cornerstone of this travel experience is supporting the local indigenous population with educational, health, and economic opportunities with their foundation, Angels of the Amazon, a 501(c)3 non-profit founded in 2007.  The social and environmental aspects of life in the Tahuayo River basin has been a priority of Amazonia from the beginning. In response to the prestigious award, Dolly Beaver, the owner of the Tahuayo Lodge stated, “We are grateful for the acknowledgment of the many years of effort we have invested in a sustainable tourism business which helps to protect this vital treasure from commercial resource exploitation and deforestation”

Conservation and Study of the Environment

The beauty and diversity of the Amazon is a wonder to be treasured, and Amazonia Expeditions has taken many efforts over the years to support it. In addition to providing employment to the local community and teaching wildlife and ecological respect, Amazonia also helped to establish the ACRCTT (Area de Conservacion Regional Comunal Tamsahiyacu Tahuayo). This 1.1-million-acre reserve has some of the greatest biodiversity studied in the lowland Amazon rainforest and is a hub for travelers and researchers across the world to experience and support its inhabitants.

 Supporting the Local Community

In partnership with the non-profit organization Angels of the Amazon, founded in 2007 by A&E Tours owner Dolly Beaver, Amazonia Expeditions supported building the finest rural health clinic in the upper Amazon basin, a high school, and provides scholarships for native children, while delivering sustainable initiatives that bring economic opportunity and stability to the area.

Promoting Scientific Inquiry

Through formal and informal learning, Amazonia Expeditions has made significant efforts to teach visitors about the mysteries of the rainforest. They accomplish this by hosting internship programs, school groups, interested visitors, and the community as well as supporting and conducting scientific investigations of plants, animals, and ecosystems around their lodges. The current project, led by on-staff scientists, includes the description of a new species of Saki monkey.

For more information or to schedule your adventure in the Amazon jungle, visit https://perujungle.com or call Paul Beaver at 813-471-8810.

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About Amazonia Expeditions

Since 1981, Amazonia Expeditions has been delivering spectacular adventures into the upper Amazon basin as the area’s leading ecotourism operator. Whether you are a single traveler, family, group, or school join us in the Amazonian Tahuayo Reserve to hike, canoe, and zip line your way through the most biodiverse region yet studied. Your itinerary will be customized to your needs and interests by your highly trained private guide to deliver an unforgettable experience. More information at https://perujungle.com or call Paul Beaver at 813-471-8810.

About Angels of the Amazon

Founded in 2007 as a non-profit organization, the mission of the Angels of the Amazon (AoA) foundation is to provide economic, health, and education aid to the indigenous people living in the 12 communities in the Tahuayo River basin.  More information at https://angelsoftheamazon.org.

About the Antonio Brack Egg Award

The Antonio Brack Egg National Environmental Award is the highest recognition that the Peruvian State grants to natural or legal persons that contribute to environmental protection, sustainable management of natural resources and environmental conservation, through practices that can be replicated.

2 Comments

  1. Paul Cammer
    Paul Cammer on December 20, 2019 at 8:36 pm

    I have taken high school students to this place 6 times. It remains my favorite (and the favorite of my students) wilderness excursion for so many reasons: (1) the staff are extremely knowledgeable, (2) the staff are the most welcoming and kind people I’ve encountered, (3) the daily trips into the jungle are fascinating and educational, (4) the food is always fantastic, (5) the rooms are always clean and comfortable, (6) we get a chance to meet the fascinating and wonderful natives of the area, and (7) many more things too numerous to list.

  2. Sheila Leckie
    Sheila Leckie on December 22, 2019 at 1:07 am

    Several years ago my husband and I visited this fantastic jungle lodge. Every day our professional local knowledgeable guides provided interesting trips into the jungle. Swimming with the pink dolphins, high zip lines across the roof of the jungle, canoe and boat rides to see the diversity of vegetation and animal life are fond memories. As a former professor and teacher I was delighted to visit a local school and see the enthusiasm of the students.
    The food was delicious. The staff was wonderful.
    The Beaver family should be proud of their accomplishments. Paul and Dolly’s beautiful daughter was very young when we met her on a later tour in Peru. I hope she is following in her parent’s footsteps.
    I most highly recommend a trip with this Company.
    Sheila Leckie
    Chester, VA

Estefani Mishel Maytahuari

Mishel got her degree in tourism from Nauta Institute in 2016. After working as a guide with other companies, Mishel came to study with Amazonia Expeditions as a training guide in 2023. Mishel was promoted to head guide in 2025.

Leyner Arian Ijuma

Leyner got his degree as a tour guide in 2010 at the Nauta Institute and came to work at Amazonia Expeditions in 2021. He was promoted to head guide in 2023. He has biological field work experience from supporting Nicholas Gardner of the University of Florida who he helped study the adaptations of birds in seasonally flooded igapo forests. Birding is one of Leyner's strongest skills.

Julio Pacaya

Julio finished his studies as a tour guide at the Nauta Institute in 2016 and came to work as a training guide with Amazonia Expeditions in 2021. He was promoted to head guide in 2023. Nature photography and birding are among Julio's strongest skills. Julio is fluent in English and French, as well as his native tongue of Spanish.

Claudio Huayllahua Sánchez

Claudio was born and grew up in El Chino Village on the Tahuayo River. He studied primary school in El Chino and continued his education in Iquitos, earning a technical degree from SENATI Institute. He started working for Amazonia Expeditions in 2014 as a field research assistant with several biologists and as an assistant guide. Claudio was promoted to head guide in 2017 and is our camping and jungle survival specialist.

Hersog Chavez Yuyarima

Hersog first got the idea of becoming a guide after watching the tourist boats going by his village every day. He was fascinated that tourists would come to see his home and he loved the way that the guides he saw did their work. He knew that someday he wanted to be just like them. Hersog studied at technical school for 3 years leaning the basics of guiding. After graduating, Hersog worked as a guide for several years working with Peruvian tourists, later coming to work for Amazonia in 2017. Hersog was promoted to head guide in 2019. He has worked as a field research assistant in the study of the elusive pygmy marmoset. Hersog is known for his sharp eyes and his unique stories about the jungle.

Lander Juan Peña Ramirez

Lander was born in the remote jungle community of Santa Victoria. His boyhood dream was to become to best jungle guide in the Amazon. Lander studied at a local institute for several years where he learned basic English and the foundations of the being a tour guide. Later he worked for several years at other jungle loges as a guide, honing his skills as a survival camping guide. Lander came to work for Amazonia Expeditions in 2017 and along with a strong interest in birding and fishing is also one of our lead camping and survival guides.

Aladino Jr. Hidalgo

Aladino was born and raised in El Diamante Village along the Blanco River and attended school in the community of “Valentin” on the Tahuayo River. During this period, Aladino worked with his father as a trailblazer, assisting primate researchers who came to study at a local field station. Afterwards, he moved to Lima where he worked for several years while studying guiding & English. Upon returning in 2019, he was hired by Amazonia as a field assistant and actively supported researchers studying giant river otters, pygmy marmosets, and various bird species. He then joined Amazonia Expeditions as a guide assistant and was later promoted to head guide in 2022.

Jhony Hidalgo

Jhony was born and raised in El Diamante Village along the Blanco River. He attended primary school in his home village and high school in the community of “Valentin” on the Tahuayo River. Jhony later pursued further studies in Iquitos, where he obtained a guide degree from the Milagro Fe & Alegria Institute. After graduating, he worked at the Amazon Rescue Center in Iquitos (CREA), guiding visitors to the center. In 2021 he joined Amazonia Expeditions as a guide assistant and was promoted to head guide in 2023.

Sila Hidalgo

Sila was born and raised in El Diamante Village along the Blanco River. She attended primary school in Diamante village and high school in the community of “El Chino” on the Tahuayo River. Her family moved to El Chino so Sila could attend high school, as it was the closest village offering secondary education. Later, Sila joined our Angels (AoA) scholarship program to further her education in Iquitos, where she earned a guide degree from the Milagro Fe & Alegria Institute. She completed her internship at Tahuayo Lodge. After graduating, Sila began her career with Amazonia Expeditions as a guide assistant and was promoted to head guide in 2022.

Welister Perez

Welister grew up in the small community of Padre Cocha just outside of Iquitos City. He lived there for most of his life, and later worked at several jungle lodges before starting at Amazonia Expeditions. Welister has proven himself as both a talented jungle man and team player with an eagle eye for spotting wildlife. After several months of training with Amazonia he was promoted to a head guiding position in 2017.

Javier Anibal Alván Arévalo

Javier has worked at the Amazonia Expeditions lodges for 10 years, starting as a young teenager as an assistant in building repair, then moving up to motorboat pilot, then camping assistant and assistant guide, and after passing his guide exams with high grades was promoted to head guide in 2014. Javier is also our Canopy Zipline specialist and has taken professional certification classes in Costa Rica. Javier is also a fishing specialist and is beloved by families with children.