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accommodation are first-
class. Birding - led by
local guides - is popular
and you can try your
hand (no pun intended)
at piranha fishing.
W laselvajunglelodge.com;
T [phone].

350 Refugio
Amazonas, Peru
A good choice for families.
Children aged 6-12 can
go on short jungle trails
where they'll learn to
follow a map and take
part in a treasure hunt for “the lost Brazil nut”.
Refugio Amazonas is run by Peruvian ecotourism
company Rainforest Expeditions, in collaboration
with the indigenous Ese-Eja community of
Infierno in the Tambopata National Reserve.
It is part of three interlinked lodges: Posadas
Amazonas is the easiest to access, while the
more intrepid can travel upriver (2.5hr) from
Refugio Amazonas to the Tambopata Research
Centre - home to the world's largest macaw clay
lick. W www.perunature.com; T [phone].

including jaguars, harpy eagles,
capybaras and agoutis. A room in
a dormitory starts from US$135
full-board per person per night,
including transfers and activities,
but for those with deeper pockets
there are private bungalows
(US$198-$298) with ceiling fans,
double beds and private outdoor
rest areas. W www.cristalinolodge.
com.br; T [phone].

353 Amazonat Jungle
Lodge, Brazil
One of the most accessible
jungle lodges, Amazonat is two
hours by road east from Manaus
international airport, in a 50-
square-kilometre private reserve. The owners
run treks deep into the jungle and include
courses on jungle survival. W www.amazonat.
org; T [phone].

351 Iwokrama, Guyana
See conservation in action at the headquarters
of the International Centre for Rainforest
Conservation and Development, which in
collaboration with the Makushi people, manages
3700 square kilometres of the Iwokrama Forest
in central Guyana. The field station has five
cabins, but you can also stay in basic satellite
camps throughout the forest, including one that
is 500m from the 30m-high Iwokrama canopy
walkway. W www.iwokrama.org; T [phone].

(Clockwise from top left) In
the swing of things at Inkaterra
Reserva Amazonica Lodge, Peru;
Cristalino River; Spider monkey

354 Chalalán Lodge, Bolivia
Conservation International's flagship
community-run ecolodge in the Madidi National
Park is managed and staffed by the indigenous
Quechua-Tacana people. Learn from them about
the medicinal qualities of plants and go on boat
trips on the River Tuichi to see caimans, turtles
and peccaries. W www.chalalan.com; T +591 (0)
3892 2419.

352 Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Brazil
The focus at Cristalino is on learning about
the riches of the rainforest from local guides
- especially about birds and butterflies. And
no wonder: the lodge's private reserve is home
to six hundred bird species, a huge variety of
butterflies and moths and some unusual wildlife,