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Top Jungle Critter Encounters in 2015 - Tamboapta, Peru
I've been fortunate this past year to log so much time in the Amazon rainforest. It can be a tough environment for extended trips; it's hot, you're in a perpetual state of sogginess from the humidity...
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Mystery of the Yellow Bulbs: Discovery of a New Caterpillar-Ant-Parasitic...
“Huh, that’s weird”, I muttered as I trudged through the mud in the rainforest. Even though the sun was setting, it was still hot and steamy, and sweat was dripping into my eyes as I stared at a tree...
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Butterfly Wings & the Rise of Color
Butterflies and moths belong to the order Lepidoptera and all members have scales covering their bodies and wings (in Latin, lepis means scale and ptera means wing). With over 180,000 described...
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67 Questions About The Amazon Jungle - Amazon Wildlife Photography Book
67 Questions About The Amazon Jungle - Amazon Wildlife Photography BookI just published a wildlife photography book about the Amazon rainforest. Just about every picture in the book was taken at the...
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Look, Don't Touch. The Spiny, Bright & Venomous Caterpillars of Peru
When you think of a caterpillar, your mind usually turns to an image of a plump little grub-like insect with stubby legs, happily munching away on a leaf. But caterpillars in the jungle don't mess...
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Epic Camera Trap Photos From The Peruvian Amazon + Termites Attack!
Tambopata, Peru– Wildlife photographer Jeff Cremer got a big surprise the other day when he came back to check on his camera trap that he left out in the jungle to film rare animals. When he walked up...
View Article[Zoomable Image] I took all these pics of moths and stuff that came to a...
We set up a light trap for a couple of nights at the Tambopata Research Center. I took pictures of as many different different moths and bugs that I could find and added them to a single picture. I...
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Putting a Foldable Microscope to the Test in the Amazon
A couple of months ago, I received an interesting packagein the mail. It looked like a standard manila envelope, but inside was a device that could quite possibly revolutionize the way we view the...
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Rise of the Orb-Weaver Spiders
Spiders! They’re creatures you’re almost certain to see in the Peruvian Amazon, whether you like it or not.A spined Micrathena spider, belonging to family AraneidaeSpiders have been around for hundreds...
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Purple “Donald Trump” Caterpillar Spotted at the Tambopata Research Center
It’s not something your cat coughed up. And no, it’s not really Donald Trump’s hair. It’s actually a caterpillar that sports a toupée of highly toxic venom-tipped spines. Also known as the puss...
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What ecotourism means for indigenous tribes in the Amazon
What ecotourism means for indigenous tribes in the AmazonBy: Kathleen McAfeeThis article is presented byPeru For Less.Photo by Elizabeth Weintraub / Peru for LessOver the past 30 years, tourism in Peru...
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Wrapping up 2014 with Rainforest Expeditions
Every year, people from all over the world venture to the Southeastern corner of Peru. And it’s not hard to understand why; the Tambopata National Reserve lies in the Amazon Basin and boasts some of...
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Uncovering a Glowing Mystery at the Refugio Amazonas Lodge
A couple of years ago, wildlife photographer Jeff Cremerstumbled upon something very special during a night hike in the rainforest of Tambopata, Peru. While passing a bend on the trail, he noticed...
View ArticleHow studying Macaws can save the Amazon
How studying Macaws can save the AmazonIt’s one of the most stunning sights in the Peruvian rainforest. Every morning, just after sunrise, a riot of rainbows swoops down on the world’s largest avian...
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Expedition to Candamo: Venturing into ‘The Last Rainforest Without Men’
For most people seeking a secluded part of the Amazon to spend their time, there are few places better than the Tambopata Research Center. And our team did stop at the TRC, but only to briefly charge...
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35 Awesome Photos of Rainforest Animals and Wildlife
Lucas Bustamante recently visited our lodges in Tambopata, Peru for a few weeks and took these incredible photos of Amazon rainforest wildlife. Lucas is a passionate biologist and wildlife...
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Peru Jungle Lodge Adds Three New Luxury Room Types
SUPERIOR ROOMS (Posada Amazonas and Refugio Amazonas)Looking for a beautiful room in the middle of the rainforest. Our superior rooms have lovely, varnished tropical hardwood floors, are 45 square...
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4 Footballers Who Remind us of Rainforest Animals
By: Mollie Bloudoff-IndelicatoIt’s a jungle out there, and in this year’s World Cup, footballers arejockeying for a seat at the top of the food chain. While some bringbrute strength to the table,...
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Capuchin monkey economics
That human intelligence is superior among the living world is almost a truism. Great intelligence—and a unique ability to reason, to experience emotion, to communicate using complex language and to...
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Rare Harpy Eagle Nest With Baby = Striking Avian Gold In The Peruvian Amazon
Photographing the Harpy Eagle from a platform in a huge treeA few weeks ago, wildlife photographers Jeff Cremer of Rainforest Expeditions and Lucas Bustamante and Jaime Culebras of TropicalHerping, had...
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