Where to collect

Los Amigos Biological Station (or CICRA), Madre de Dios: this is a well equipped biological station for short and long-term field work, administrated by Amazon Conservation and its Peruvian counterpart Asociacion para la Conservacion de la Cuenca Amazonica. There are two other biological stations also managed by amazon conservation: Wayqecha Cloud Forest Biological Station and Villa Carmen Biological Station.

Brochure of ACA field stations aca_biological_stations

For more information on logistics go to http://www.amazonconservation.org/ourwork/conservation.html

Madre Selva Biological Station, Loreto: this is a small biological station managed by Project Amazonas. Few other stations from the same project are located in the surrounding areas, and with previous arrangement with the station manager, a boat and driver can be arranged to visit these areas.

http://www.projectamazonas.org/field-stations

Amazon Conservatory of Tropical Studies (ACTS) Station, Loreto: this is a comfortable biological station managed by Explorama. This station has access to one of the longest canopy-trails in the world. The station has a big room where “field laboratories” can be set. A close, more touristic lodge (from the same management) located a 30 min walking, provides internet and phone access.

http://www.explorama.us/acts.shtml

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