Locations

The Amazon Rainforest represents over half of the planet’s remaining rainforests and comprises the largest and most species-rich area of tropical rainforest in the world.

The region is home to an unparalleled biodiversity with about 2.5 million insect species, tens of thousands of plants, and some 2000 birds and mammals. To date, at least 40,000 plant species, 3,000 fish, 1,294 birds (one in five of all the birds in the world live in the rainforests of the Amazon), 427 mammals, 428 amphibians, and 378 reptiles have been scientifically classified in the region, with many more remaining to be discovered or catalogued.

Manu Located in the southern orient of Peru, Manu National Park is one of the largest parks in South America. The area of the park encompasses parts of the Andean department of Cusco and the jungle department of Madre de Dios. Manu protects over 2 million hectares (4.5 million acres) of territory rich in flora and fauna species in a variety of habitats including high Andes, cloud forests, and lowland tropical rain forests. Read more

Tambopata Tambopata National Reserve and Bahuaja-Sonene National Park border one another in the southern Peruvian Amazon region. The area contains high levels of biodiversity and beautiful natural landscapes. The two protected areas were initially declared as a reserved zone in the early 1990s totaling more than 3,000,000 acres of sub-tropical moist rainforest. Subsequently, after a drawn-out consultation process and negotiations with stakeholders, two definitive areas were set aside as a national park and reserve. Read more

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