While the Tambopata National Reserve was created with an underlying philosophy of sustainable resource use, the park was created with the purpose of wholeheartedly protecting the forests within. Both conservation units protect some of the last untouched lowland and premontane tropical humid forests in the Amazon. This Connecticut-sized area of pristine forest contains 1300 bird species, 32 parrot species (10% of the world’s total), 200 mammal species, 1200 butterfly species and over 10,000 species of vascular plants.
Rainforest Expeditions (www.perunature.com) is an award-winning ecotourism company that operated three beautiful lodges in Tambopata. Currently, they are hosting a contest (Macaw Fledgling Matchup) with the chance to win a free stay at the Tambopata Research Center. See their Facebook page for details: http://www.facebook.com/Rainforest.Expeditions
I live in Cajamarca, Peru and have spent time in all three lodges operated by this company and can tell you that it is an amazing experience.
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