Frequent Questions Amazonia Tour
Frequent Questions Amazonia Tour -holds the world record for the greatest diversity of species of birds where found in a single day in the same place that was registered in the Amazonia River that in registered with more than 331
species. To get there we have 3 routes to get amazon . Starting from the city of Cusco passing through small towns
such as Paucartambo Pilcopata, a watchtower that is the main port of jungle , from there we have to take an outboard
boat and navigate the Alto Madre de Dios River of 7 hours you will be in the right place in the
River where to Discover Rainforest Peru.
From the smallest hummingbirds to the largest birds such as the condor of the wild jungle and the harpy eagle,
Macaws leaving rainforestwe will find birds of all kinds, size, shape and color .
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This is the ideal place rainforest for bird watching that is found in the National Park, such as the clay licks that are
found on the banks of the rivers, where several species of macaws and parrots, parakeets, meet every morning to eat
during the day these birds eat seeds, these eat the mud they counteract the toxins of certain leaves and fruits on which they feed.
The descent during the National Park tours from Cusco to the Manu cloud forest is also an ideal place to see the
cock-of-the-rock, the national bird of Peru Rainforest . The dance that the males perform to court the female is an extraordinary ritual that a bird lover should never miss rainforest Trip.
Bird Watching Details Jungle Rainforest. Frequent Questions Amazonia Tour.
Season of the year amazon : April to December
Recommended for walk jungle raindorest: Morning and evening
Duration de trek in rainforest: 10 hours
Difficulty level in rainforest: III
Altitude in tour amazon : mountain forest to lowland forest 350.m.a.s.l.
Available from in tours rainforest : cloud forest Amazon lodge.
Frequent questions in Rainforest .
What is the size of the groups ?
Group size is 9 people per guide Jungle Rainforest ; if we have more than (10 to 14), we send a second guide (not
an assistant). If there are more than 14 people, we will divide into 2 totally independent groups, both with their own cars, boats, guides and cooks.
Are there many rides in the tour Amazonia – Frequent Questions Amazonia Tour
Not many rides in the sense of going far. All walks are done slowly. This is because most of you will find vegetation in
the forest and be available to see the animals; giving enough time to see the environment and also hear it in the rainforest peru.
Do You Guarantee to See Birds in the Macaw Clay Licks -Frequent Questions Amazonia Tour –
We cannot assure you that you will see macaws in the clay licks, but if you travel in the right season you have more
opportunities to see them. The dry season is a good season to see these birds, the reason is that the birds in some
seasons migrate to places of fruit production, or in some cases they eat only seeds per season. The seeds are generally
toxic to prevent birds from eating them; however, if the macaws eat them, they increase the poison in their stomachs
and to neutralize the acids and poisons that are produced in their stomachs they eat nutritious clay. it’s may. So the macaws eat fewer seeds and fruits that are less toxic and feel less need to eat the clay, this means that there are fewer
macaws present; at noon in the dry season there may be 100 to 150 macaws present in one morning, as opposed to only 10 to 50 at the end of the rainy season in the wild nature peru .
Do I have to be in good physical condition to go to Tours Rainforest ?
On the trip to the jungle rainforest , you will have a good time on the bus and in the boat and then we will go on walks that do not exceed 3 to 4 hours per departure.
Due to the heat and humidity some people feel exhausted, tired; We usually have a “SIESTA” at noon and also the
possibility to stay in the hostel if you don’t want to participate in the walks.
A trip to the rainforest is not comfortable but if you bring the right clothes, you will have an incomparable experience in Amazon Peru .
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How to get to the Manu River.
To get to this place we leave from the city of Cusco passing through a picturesque Paucartambo town, cloud forest,
Pilcopata and then to the main port of Atalaya from there take an outboard boat and navigate the Alto Madre de Dios
River for 6 hours. Where we will enter through the Amazon Manu river.
Where you will observe different species of birds such as hummingbirds from the smallest to the largest such as the
condor of the jungle, the harpy eagle, and leaving the national park we will observe other species of birds of all kinds, size , shape and color as the n its songs.
HOW CAN YOU KNOW YOUR ROUTE TO MANU
NINAMARKA
The translation of Ninamarka IS “the town of fire”In gueshua language “nina means fire and “marka means place or town.
This significance could stem from the fact that, especially during the wintertime, people can see small fires burning
on the ground from a distance. The traditional belief is that these fires mark the hiding places of Inca treasure in the amazon trip.
In Ninamarka there are beautifully-hewn, pre-inca stone «chullpas», or burial towers, Important people. like local
chiefs or priests, were possibly buried in these tombs. These are remnants of the kingdom of Lupaca, whose center
was just north of Lake Titicaca. Both the Incas and Lupacas were masters at cultivating the different ecological zones offered by the Andes. Unfortunately, there are no archealogical studies looking at Ninamarka Amazon rainforest peru.
PAUCARTAMBO .
The capital of the same province is the town of Paucartambo. It is at 3000 m elevation and has about 50,000 inhabitants.
For the Incas, at the time when the Spanish conquistadores arrived, Paucartambo was an important administrative
center and strategic location for military supplies.
However, the actual town of Paucartambo is totally colonial. The Inca ruins are situated a few hours prior to the town at site named Huaytogto.
The region is an important producer of different varieties of potatoes. The tow is quite peaceful all year round. The loca “campesinos” only come to trade their products the markets on Sundays.
There is a drastic change to Paucartambo, dating from the 15th to the 18th of July every year. During this time, the
locals and people from different areas come to revere “La Virgen del Carmen”. She is the saint of Paucartambo’s people. The religious festival in her honour is big with a lot of folkdances, fireworks, drìnking etc. The central day is
the l6th of July. In the main plaza there are statues of all the 16 folkdancers, who participate in the festival. All the
dances represents characters and events that took place in the history of the town and Peru Rainforest, which is why the dancers use specific costumes and masks in each performance Amazon Trip.
Here are a few examples of them of the Amazonia -Frequent Questions Amazonia Tour
- “Las Qollas” represents the ethnic group which lives in the high altitude of the region and who has been in conflict with “Chunchos”, the inhabitants from the jungle rainforest since time immorial.
- “Los Majeños” are the horsehandlers from the valley of Majes from the coast, who came to trade vine and liquors for coca, fruits and wood during the colonial time.
- “Los Contradanza” is a parody of european salon dances. The dancers represent a european couple with expensive fine clothes. To do this they wear white maskes.
- “Cápac negro” are the african slaves, brought by spaniards to Peru. They are the guardians of the Virgin, and deserve the name “cápac”, which means “señor”
- “Auqas chilenos” are the chilean invaders of Peru during the Pacific Warof 1879 to 1883. When the chileans» dance, they do it going backwards, symbolizing a retreat.
- “Waca-Waca”‘ represents a spanish bullfight
“Capac Qolla” are traders from Altiplano.
“los Saqras” are the devils, who, when the imnage of the Virgin is carried through the streets, need to look for, refuge on the rooves.
ACJANACO – AMAZONIA WILD NATURE.
Acjanaco is at the beginning of the Amazon Manu Biosphere Reserve on your route, and it is also the most southern
part of the Reserve. Acjanaco is at an elevation of 3200 meters. The road to your left leads to the look out point of
Tres Cruces (Three Crosses), which is famous for it’s spectacular sunrise, which is only possible to observe in
Acjanaco and in Japan. The best time to see it is during July and August. During the rest of the year, the area is normally too
cloudy. The clouds form because of the humidity which rises from the northern jungle side of the mountains, The Incas used to observe the summer and winter solstices from Tres Cruces. From this natural platform they also gazed
out over the immense expanse of Amazon rainforest. That view was the eastern boundary of their known world. On
the eastern side the highest mountain of the Biosphere, the “Apu Kañahuay'” mountain with its 4050 meters of
altitude, can be observed. The translation of “Apu Kañahuay” from queshua is “that who is near God.” Driving down
from Acjanaco, the treeless alpine- like Paramo in high altitudes start to change to a bizarre elfin forest. Reaching the lower altitudes sees that elfin forest change to a mysterious cloud forest, before arriving at the tropical rainforest.
THE RAINFOREST VALLEY OF KNOSNIPATA .
Known as Kãosnipata in queshua, this valley is at 900 meters, 3000 feet of elevation. It has been inhabitated for
many decades. First came opportunists and missionaries, but more lately the settlers have been landless peasants from the highlands, especially from Puno.
The gravelly soil is poor and unforgiving. Millennia of torrential rains have washed out all the natural fertility,
Despite this, the inhabitants of the valley still cultivate crops, (rice, manioc, coca, bananae other diflerent kind of fruits), as they have done for decades. There are three main settlements in the valley Chontachaca, Patria and
Pilcopata. However the valley of Kiosnipata has been losing population over the last (wo decades due to the soil
exhaustion and the exploitable timber stocks.
ALTO MADRE DE DIOS RIVER- RAINFOREST JUNGLE .
Big open walls on the side of the river are visible shortly after leaving the port of Atalaya. Look more carefully, and
you can see three different layers in the wall. The lowest reddish colored earth is old sea bottom. This is from
millions of years ago when the Amazon Basin was an inner sea. Above this there is a layer of big stones, which is ancient river bottom.
Above that there is the actual earth layer. -Frequent Questions Amazonia Tour
The Alto Madre de Dios river stretches about 150 km in length. It gets its water from the snow peak of Pucara from
southeast of Paucartambo. Smaller rivers like Pilcopata and Piñi Piñi and Tono form the Alto Madre de Dios, which
later joins the river. This then forms the Madre de Dios river. This water later joins with the Beni river in Bolivia and forms the Madeira river in Brazil, ending finally at Amazonas.
BOCAMANU – WILDIFE AMAZON .
The small village of Boca Manu (The Mouth of Manu) is the capital of District of Fitzcarrald. It is Situated at the conjunction of the Alto Madre de Dios and Manu rivers, It is here that the dark brown colored sediment loaded waters of the Manu river meet the clearer waters of the Alto Madre de Dios river. Alto Madre de Dios is clearer because it’s origins are high in the Andes.
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