In the Southern Peruvian Amazon Basin lies the Tambopata National Reserve, considered a Global mega Diversity Hot Spot with over 670,000 acres of jungle. There is Reserva Amazonica, a 45 minute ride from Puerto Maldonado on the Madre de Dios River, a tributary of the Amazon River. More than just an accessible lodge it offers an eco-responsible natural and cultural encounter with the Amazon and its people.