Perú is a country with a big biodiversity, our jungle is 60 % of the territory and its part of the amazon the amazon basin. The Amazonas River starts in Perú and goes until the Atlantic Ocean.
There are protected areas in our jungle and some National Reserves are use fo tourism as an alternative for the economy of the native communities and to protect the rainforest.
One of the most important National Reserve is Tambopata, located in Madre de Dios Region, close to the border with Brazil and Bolivia. It was created in 1990 and has an area of 274690 hectares with a huge variaty of vegetation, animals, rivers, lakes and native cammunities.
Tambopata National Reserve has a big biodiversity, more than 700 species of birds, 174 species of mammals, more than 100 species of reptiles.
In Tambopata National Reserve you an see many species of birds like macaws, harpy eagle, hoatzings, tinamous, tucans and parakeets. Mammals like jaguars, capibaras, giant river otter, tapirs, giant ant eater and many species of monkeys. There are about 1000 species of butterflies and a big variety of reptiles like caymans, snakes and anacondas. Tambopata National reserve also has about 20000 species of plants.
There are some indigenous comminities communities like the Ese'Ejas who live in small villages close to the rivers, their main activities are to collect Brasilian nuts, agriculture and extraction of wood, the tourism companies like Jungle Lodges give them jobs in the tourism industry as a new alternative of development.
You can get to Tambopata National Reserve by plane from Cusco or Lima or by road from Cusco. There are many jungle lodges, most of them respect and protect the enviroment.
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