Peru Bans Single Use Plastics

Peru Bans Single-Use Plastics Following the lead of many nations around the world, Peru has officially joined the fight against plastic pollution. This past year the Peruvian congress passed an ambitious national law with the goal to discourage and significantly...

Biodiversity in the Amazon

Biodiversity in the Amazon          The word “biodiversity” is often heard while describing some of the most exotic places on the planet.  Some places, like the Amazon rainforest, are known as “biodiversity hotspots”. Unfortunately, the concept of biodiversity is...

Our view on “Selfie Safaris”

  Our view on “Selfie Safaris” IQUITOS REGION – Loreto, Peru To search for animals in their natural habitat is a difficult task. In the Amazon, you might see a caiman moments before it dives underwater, or a toucan just before it glides away above the...

The Tahuayo Lodge

THE TAHUAYO LODGE   Recognized as one of the ten best wilderness lodges in the world by Outside Magazine     Travel to the lodge requires that you fly into Iquitos, Peru. From Iquitos we take you by boat up the mighty Amazon River, for a distance of...

How To View #1 Ranking in Trip Advisor

How To View #1 Ranking in Trip Advisor   We at Amazonia pride ourselves as now being ranked as the #1 Specialty Lodge in all of Peru as of June 21, 2017. To see how our company stacks up against our competitors, we are providing you with a instructional to see...

KUKAMA (Cocama) Culture

KUKAMA (Cocama) Culture   The Kukama are an original culture of the Amazon Rainforest. They thrived in the rainforest for hundreds of years before the Spanish explorers arrived. The Kukama first made contact with explorers in 1549 during a Spanish expedition led...