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Home > Destinations > South
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Heath River Wildlife Center
Heath River Wildlife Center
Owned and operated by the native Esé eja indigenous
community, the Heath River Wildlife Center (HRWC-also known
as the Ese’eja Lodge) is designed as a biological research
station and eco-traveler accommodation. The 8 fully-screened,
open-air cabanas feature en-suite private bath with hot water
as well as lights and electricity provided by generator. Rooms
are spartan but spacious. Miles of well-defined forest trails
provide exciting viewing opportunities of a variety of mammals,
birds, and flora. A floating blind is stationed 45 minutes
upriver for a close-up view of the Heath River macaw lick.
The HRWC offers the most authentic and in-depth cross-cultural
encounters with native Amazonian people who act as your guides
and demonstrate their skills in the forest including use of
bow and arrow, harvesting Brazil nuts, and use of edible and
medicinal rainforest plants. The Rainforest Action Network
helped finance the lodge construction so the community could
participate in tourism and benefit directly from visitors.
In comparison to other nature lodges in Manu and Tambopata
with professionally trained staff and university educated
naturalist guides, this remote community-based ecotourism
lodge is less service-oriented reflecting a more simple, native-style
hospitality. Mammal sightings are not as abundant as in Manu
and Tambopata, although wildlife populations are increasing
since the community abandoned hunting and now protects the
forest for ecotourism.
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