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River Boat Tours, Iquitos – The gateway
to the Peruvian Amazon, where the Ucayali and Maranon rivers meet. A good
way to explore the Amazon is on a river boat expedition. Some companies
offer day trips, but if you can swing it the longer over-night expeditions
are unforgettable. From the comfort (and safety) of the boat, you'll see
sloths, howler and capuchin monkeys, perhaps even an anaconda, a jaguar
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Manu National Park – One of the most pristine
rain forests on Earth, this is one of only 200 "World Heritage Sites." All
kinds of trips can be planned in the park, some by bus and some by plane.
You can choose to camp by the lakes, in the mountains, or in lodges in the
rain forest. |
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Tambopata Candamo Reserve – Almost four
million acres in the south eastern part of the Peruvian Amazon, created
by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the government of Peru. This is
considered the world's most biodiverse area! Hundreds of bird, mammal, butterfly
species and 10,000 species of animals are protected by the reserve. |
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 Largest
known mineral clay lick – A 50 meter high cliff of red clay where
you can see the spectacular display of hundreds of parrots and macaws that
gather here daily. It's also a favorite spot for tapirs and monkeys –
and it's a short walk from the lodge. |
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Walking
trails – Hire a guide, this is no place for walk on your own. |
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Canoe
trips – Keep your eyes open – is that a giant otter? And in
the trees – well, keep your mouth closed and your hand on the camera. |
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Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research – A joint private and public sector research center open to the general
public (well, the adventurous general public...) Go and you'll climb higher
in a jungle than Tarzan ever did, and explore the magical world of the rainforest
canopy. Extensive trails wind through the Center, including one called "The
Medicine Trail" which shows off local plants used in modern medicine.
Stay the night in the thatched roof lodge: beyond cool. |
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Zonia lives in the Peruvian Amazon rain forest. Every morning she goes out, guided by a blue Morpho butterfly. Zonia greets her friends – two-toed sloth, coati, jaguar, pink dolphin, giant anteater, boa constrictor. But when she returns home, the forest has been chopped down. "We must all answer." (Picture book)
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Discover the world's largest rain forest and mighty Amazon River. Find out about fascinating animal, birds, fish, insects, trees and plants, traditional life of native peoples, and conservation today. (Picture book)
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Manu National Park in Peru has more monkeys than any rain forest on earth. How can so many monkeys survive together? They don't compete for food and live in different parts of the rain forest, from upper canopy to forest floor. Fourteen different species of monkeys, gorgeous collages! (Picture book)
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A rhyming story in the rainforest, a seed grows into a kapok tree, a jaguar lives in the tree, vines curl near the cat, boa, leafcutter ants, sloths, bromeliads, frogs, toucans, bats grow all around, plus a rainforest cookie recipe. Gorgeous illustrations of rainforest plants and animals. (Picture book)
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In the Amazon rain forest, a tree-cutter falls asleep under a spreading Kapok tree. In his dreams, a boa constrictor, monkeys, toucan and macaw, tree frog, anteater, jaguar,and sloth, all speak to the man of the wonder, beauty and importance of a single tree in the rain forest. Marvelously illustrated. (Picture book)
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The magic tree
house drops Jack and Annie into a tropical rain forest. On the run
from army ants, floating down the river in a dugout canoe, Jack
and Annie are saved by a monkey, but will they escape an angry mother
jaguar? (Easy reader)
Also, non-fiction companion book: Rain Forests
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Sunrise to sunset in the Amazon rainforest – monkeys hang by their tails, sloths snooze in the trees, pink dolphins swim in the river, poison dart frogs hide under logs, otters cuddle together till they fall asleep. Two page, colorful collage illustrations, fun for little kids. (Picture book)
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