THE JEWELS OF THE RAINFOREST
It’s not surprising that Tambopata, Peru holds the world record for the highest number of butterfly species. This extraordinary region is one of the world’s most biologically diverse. More than 4,000 different types of butterflies make their home here! These...WHO ARE THE ILLEGAL GOLD MINERS OF TAMBOPATA, PERU?
For nearly two decades, gold miners have illegally ravaged the Amazon rainforest in Peru’s Tambopata region. The miners move swiftly through the pristine jungle, turning it into treeless, toxic wasteland that could take 500 years to recover. Sadly, there’s no...
THE UNCONTACTED PEOPLE OF THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
One of the most remote and least disturbed area in the entire Amazon rainforest basin lies in the region of Madre de Dios in southeastern Peru. It is here that the Yine people live in voluntary isolation, avoiding human contact. The Yine are most likely descendants of...
FIVE FACTS ABOUT THE AMAZON RAINFOREST THAT WILL AMAZE YOU!
There Is A Maggot That Breathes Out Of Its Bottom And Feeds On Humans. The human botfly (a small hairy fly about the size of a bumble bee) likes to attach its eggs to the underside of a mosquito. When the mosquito finds a human to feed on, the warmth of the person’s...