Posada Amazonas
We stayed at Posada Amazonas a lodge on the Tambopata River in Peru.
The Tambopata River is a tributary of the Amazon River.
We had a ½ hour flight from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado and then an hour in this truck with its thached roof.
After the truck ride we had an hour in a motorised canoe on the Tambopata River.
A very late lunch on the canoe on the trip along the Tambopata River.
A very tasty lunch of rice and unidentifiable bits wrapped in a banana leaf.
When finished you threw the leaf into the river.
We saw Capybaras on the river banks. They are the largest rodents on earth.
A Yellow Pirana.
A caiman on the river bank
It was a steep climb up flimsy steps from the river and then a 20 minute walk to the jungle lodge.
A lot of the trees in the Amazon jungle reminded us of the Australian tropical rainforests near Cairns.
The buttress roots and strangler vines were very similar.
The lodge is a joint venture between a private company, Rainforest Expeditions, and the local Indians.
They are training the natives in hospitality.
At present the Indians receive 50% of the profits and will eventually receive 100%.
The buffet meals at the lodge were excellent.
It was very humid in the jungle.
Eco friendly soap and shampoo was supplied.
Our open-sided room at the lodge. It was clean and comfortable with our own eco conscious bathroom.
There was no electricity.
Candles and kerosene lanterns were used for lighting.
The mosquito nets worked very well. You had to tuck the bottom of the net under the mattress.
A Night Howler Monkey
From the lodge we went on a half hour jungle walk to the 37 metre high tower from where we could view the canopy.
While we up at the top of the tower a couple of macaws flew past us about 10 metres away .... awesome!!!
Views from the top of the tower.
From Puerto Maldonado we flew over the Andes to Cusco and then on to Lima.
We stayed at Posada Amazonas a lodge on the Tambopata River in Peru.
The Tambopata River is a tributary of the Amazon River.
We had a ½ hour flight from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado and then an hour in this truck with its thached roof.
After the truck ride we had an hour in a motorised canoe on the Tambopata River.
A very late lunch on the canoe on the trip along the Tambopata River.
A very tasty lunch of rice and unidentifiable bits wrapped in a banana leaf.
When finished you threw the leaf into the river.
We saw Capybaras on the river banks. They are the largest rodents on earth.
A Yellow Pirana.
A caiman on the river bank
It was a steep climb up flimsy steps from the river and then a 20 minute walk to the jungle lodge.
A lot of the trees in the Amazon jungle reminded us of the Australian tropical rainforests near Cairns.
The buttress roots and strangler vines were very similar.
The lodge is a joint venture between a private company, Rainforest Expeditions, and the local Indians.
They are training the natives in hospitality.
At present the Indians receive 50% of the profits and will eventually receive 100%.
The buffet meals at the lodge were excellent.
It was very humid in the jungle.
Eco friendly soap and shampoo was supplied.
Our open-sided room at the lodge. It was clean and comfortable with our own eco conscious bathroom.
There was no electricity.
Candles and kerosene lanterns were used for lighting.
The mosquito nets worked very well. You had to tuck the bottom of the net under the mattress.
A Night Howler Monkey
From the lodge we went on a half hour jungle walk to the 37 metre high tower from where we could view the canopy.
While we up at the top of the tower a couple of macaws flew past us about 10 metres away .... awesome!!!
Views from the top of the tower.
From Puerto Maldonado we flew over the Andes to Cusco and then on to Lima.
