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Refugio Amazonas is one of the many lodges that exists in the Peruvian jungle region of Madre Dios. Accessible only by river boat from Puerto Maldonado, this lodge offers a true insight into jungle life and the natural world.The area, made famous by a National Geographic cover story is rich in natural life, protected by national parks and restricted zones. The rich and colorful jungle is just waiting for you.The Refugio offers a number of activities and tours for visitor to take part in which are listed below:The Condenado Oxbow Lake: At the Condenado Lake you can paddle canoes around looking for lakeside wildlife such as hoatzin and caiman, hoping to see the otters which are infrequently seen here. Often you also see colorful overhead sightings of macaws.The mammal clay lick: Twenty minutes the Refugio is a peccary clay lick. Wild rain forest pigs show up in herds of five to twenty to eat clay in the late morning, which is a good source of nutrients for the mammals. Chances of spotting them are around 15%, but well worth the short hike.A Farm Visit: Five minutes downriver from the lodge lays a farm owned and managed by charismatic Don Manuel from the neighboring community of Condenado. He grows a variety of popular and unknown Amazon crops - just about every plant and tree you see serves a purpose. The ranges of fruits to try are fantastic and many are new flavors to people not from the region.The ethno botanical garden: Along the trail to the Farm you will find a variety of plants and trees that are used by the local population with at least the same variety of purposes. You can learn about the medicinal (and other) uses of Ajo-Sacha, Yuca de Venado, Uña de Gato, Charcot-Sacha, Para-Para, among several others natural plants.The parakeet clay lick: A fifteen minute boat ride and sixty minute walk from Refugio Amazonas is a parakeet clay lick. From a blind spot you will see parakeets descend on most clear days to ingest the clay on a bank. The clay is rich in nutrients that the birds eat to live. Species such as Dusky headed and Cobalt winged Parakeet descend at this clay lick. Best to visit early morning or late afternoon when the birds are most active.The Brazil Nut trail and camp: A few minutes hike from the lodge is a old growth patch of Brazil Nut forest that has been harvested for decades (if not centuries) where the precarious remains of a camp used two months a year by Brazil Nut gatherers can still be experienced. Here you can see a demonstration of the whole harvest process. One of the rain forest's only sustainably harvested product. You will see the process from collection through transportation and to drying.The canopy tower: A thirty minute walk from Refugio Amazonas leads to a 25 meter scaffolding canopy tower. A banistered staircase running through the middle provides safe access to the platforms above. The tower has been built upon high ground, therefore increasing your horizon of the continuous primary forest extending out towards the Tambopata National Reserve. From here views of mixed species canopy bird flocks as well as toucans, macaws and raptors are likely. A night walk: You can also go out hiking at night, when most of the mammals are active but rarely seen. Frogs are much easier to find with shapes and sounds as bizarre as their natural histories. Make sure you where long trousers!Tambopata National Reserve Lectures: Each evening lectures are prepared by the staff of Refugio Amazonas cover conservation threats, opportunities and projects in the Tambopata National Reserve. Try to think of some interesting questions to ask!
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