Casa Machiguenga
Main features:
- 100% owned and managed by Matsiguenka natives
- Located within the Manu National Park
- Excellent access to virgin forest and oxbow lakes
- Abundant and well habituated fauna (incl. giant otters, monkeys, birds,
ungulates)
Established and run by native Matsiguenka amerindians from two communities
located in the heart of the Manu National Park; caters for ecotourists
interested in a cultural experience; hosts ethnobotany course every summer
for students of anthropology and ethnobotany; a bit remote and difficult
to access.
| Size: |
20 ecotourists |
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4 Researchers |
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2 Research assistants |
Journey time from Cusco:
By bus, then boat = 2 days
By small plane, then boat = 1 day
Journey time from Maldonado:
Inaccessible from Maldonado
| Primates: |
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Black spider monkey |
(Ateles chamek) |
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Brown capuchin |
(Cebus apella) |
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Dusky titi monkey |
(Callicebus brunneus) |
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Emperor tamarin |
(Saguinus emperator) |
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Night monkey |
(Aotus nigriceps) |
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Pygmy marmoset |
(Cebuella pygmeae) |
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Red howler monkey |
(Alouatta seniculus) |
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Saddleback tamarin |
(Saguinus fuscicollis) |
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Squirrel monkey |
(Saimiri boliviensis) |
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White-fronted capuchin monkey |
(Cebus albifrons) |
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Woolly monkey |
(Lagothrix lagothricha) |
Research links:
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