Biobridges - Somerset and Peru

Research Stations

Explorer's Inn

Tambopata Research Center

Los Amigos Research Center

Posada Amazonas

Reserva Amazonica

Refugio Amazonas

Picaflor Research Centre

Las Piedras Biodiversity Station

Manu Wildlife Centre

Manu Learning Centre

Casa Machiguenga


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Manu Learning Centre

madre de Dios

Main features:

  1. New build (2005) catering to research and training groups
  2. Good access to pre-montane forest and parrot clay-lick
  3. 1 x 1 ha permanent tree plot
  4. Close relationship with local native and mestizos communities

Manages own private reserve; good emphasis on alternative technology; internet access; good intimate research atmosphere; good food!

Size: 20 researchers
  4 Research assistants
  1 RN
  2 Guides
  1 Assistant guides

Journey time from Cusco:
By bus, then boat = 10 hrs


Primates:    
  Brown capuchin (Cebus apella)
  Dusky titi monkey (Callicebus brunneus)
  Night monkey (Aotus nigriceps)
  Red howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus)
  Saddleback tamarin (Saguinus fuscicollis)
  Squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)

 

Research links:

Cayetano Heredia University, Lima, PERU
University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, UK



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Biobridges - Somerset and Peru