Friday, November 21, 2008

Amazon Rainforest - Peru

The Amazon rainforests of south eastern Peru is home to one of the world's highest biodiversity concentrations and has a spectacular array of flora and fauna species.

The Tambopata Reserve and Bahuaja-Sonene National Park is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. Records include over 700 species of birds, 1200 species of butterfly, 90 species of mammals, 120 species of reptiles and amphibians and innumerable species of insect. Over 400 species of birds have been recorded in areas visited by Wasai tours and there are places where it is possible to see over 100 species in a day. We can arrange visits to all the main habitat types found in the area: terra firma, varzea, secondary floodplain, bamboo and aguaje forest as well as lakes, rivers, streams, ponds and cultivated areas. We can take you to a number of parrot collpas where many species of macaw, parrot and parakeet feed at clay licks and also mammal collpas where animals such as tapir, deer and peccary come to feed. The base for observation is Wasai Tambopata Jungle Lodge and Research Centre which has over 20km of trails, overnight accommodation away from here is in tents.

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