Sandoval Lake - Tour Operator

Sandoval Lake - Tour Operator
Sandoval lake reserve, tambopata tours, manu national park

viernes, 7 de agosto de 2015

LA COMUNIDAD NATIVA INFIERNO - SANDOVAL LAKE

Se trata de una Comunidad Nativa reconocida en el año 1976 en donde coexiste una diversidad de especies de flora y fauna que debe ser aprovechada bajo un plan de sostenibilidad. Esta se encuentra ubicada en el distrito de Tambopata y es considerada como una de las comunidades nativas más importantes de la región, no sólo porque cuenta con una población relativamente numerosa que en la actualidad alcanza los 620 habitantes aproximadamente, sino también por la diversidad de grupos humanos que conviven en la propia comunidad como nativos de la etnia Ese Eja, mestizos, ribereños y migrantes andinos, quienes desarrollan sus actividades de manera cotidiana.

Esta comunidad realiza entre sus principales actividades económicas, la agricultura, el turismo, la recolección de castaña y otros frutos, la pesca, la caza y el aprovechamiento de madera, el cual es el complemento para los gastos de alimentación de la familia, proveyendo de recursos económicos para la compra de útiles escolares de los hijos en edad escolar entre otras necesidades.

La importancia de esta comunidad radica, entre otras cosas, en su diversidad biológica, la cual incluye a dos de las más grandes especies de depredadores de la amazonia; el águila arpía y el lobo marino, quienes se constituyen en atractivos turísticos, así como también los recursos, paisajísticos, diversidad de flora y especies maderables y no maderables, etc.

En cuanto a la actividad turística, la Comunidad Nativa Infierno suscribió en mayo del 1996 un contrato con la empresa Rainforest Expeditions por un periodo de 20 años para la operación y administración en sociedad con la organización comunal del albergue Posada Amazonas, el cual se ubica dentro del territorio de la comunidad. Este contrato establece que los ingresos generados por la actividad turística serán repartidos en una proporción de 60 % para la comunidad y el restante 40 % para la empresa, comprometiéndose esta última a capacitar a los comuneros en el manejo de la misma, culminado dicho plazo, será de propiedad exclusiva de la comunidad.

El presente documento es fruto de las actividades realizadas durante los talleres en esta comunidad, en el marco del proyecto “Gestión Forestal Sostenible y Aprovechamiento de los Servicios Ecosistémicos en los Bosques Administrados por la Comunidad Nativa Ese Eja de Infierno, Perú”, durante el mes de abril del presente año. Se empleó la metodología participativa, para ello se contó con la participación de autoridades y población en general de esta comunidad, y se trabajó en la recolección de información.

Reseña Histórica de la CC.NN. Infierno (Origen de la comunidad nativa, su denominación)

Para entender el proceso de la historia de la comunidad nativa de Infierno, primero se debe tener en cuenta algunas consideraciones preliminares; según Summer, Percy (IBC 2001) en primer lugar, la comunidad esta compuesta actualmente por poblaciones étnicamente diferenciadas entre los que debemos nombrar, población indígena del grupo étnico Ese’eja, colonos de origen andino, mestizos y ribereños, las cuales han tenido distintos patrones de ocupación en el área. Por ello, al hablar de la formación de la comunidad nativa de Infierno, debemos distinguir entre los distintos procesos de asentamiento que han tenido cada uno de los grupos étnicos que la componen. En segundo lugar, en la historia de la formación de la comunidad, debemos reconocer dos procesos: primero, la creación del caserío de Infierno y, segundo, la de la comunidad nativa.

De otro lado, un factor importante en la historia de los Ese Eja del rio Tambopata fue el papel jugado por la iglesia católica. Ya que fueron misioneros dominicos quienes inician en las primeras décadas del siglo pasado los contactos entre la iglesia y miembros de la etnia Ese Eja. Fue en 1920 que tienen lugar las primeras expediciones de la orden dominica a la región, primero hacia el rio Malinowsky y luego hacia los ríos La Torre, Chuncho e Inambari. En la zona del rio Tambopata, los Dominicos concentraron a la población nativa que vivía dispersa en torno a una misión o internado. Por esa época un enfrentamiento entre misioneros y nativos termino con la muerte de un sacerdote. Este hecho contuvo la avanzada misional hasta la década del 30, en que los dominicos trasladaron a los Ese Eja a una misión en el lago Valencia, donde permanecieron por un tiempo.

Esta misión tampoco estuvo ajena a los conflictos. Estos se produjeron por la concentración en la misión de dos grupos dialectales diferentes: los del Tambopata y los de Madre de Dios y Sonene, que eran tradicionalmente enemigos. La introducción en 1936 de individuos de la etnia iñapari, procedentes del río Pariamanu, agudizó aún más el conflicto étnico, el que desembocó en la muerte de un sacerdote a manos de un indígena iñapari en 1937. Este incidente llevó a los padres dominicos a cerrar la misión, lo que permitió la dispersión de los Ese’eja. Sin embargo, en 1943 algunos fueron confinados en la misión El Pilar, sobre el río Madre de Dios, mientras que otros fueron agrupados en la década del 50 en el Fundo Concepción, aguas abajo de Puerto Maldonado.

Los Ese Eja que escaparon a estas nuevas reagrupaciones, se instalaron en la quebrada La Torre. Pero en la década del 50, además del río La Torre los Ese’eja se encontraban dispersos en las riberas del Tambopata y en el caserío Chonta, en el rio Tambopata, los Ese Eja estaban localizados en la zona conocido como Hermosa Grande, sobre la margen derecha del río, mientras que Chonta se ubicaba en su margen izquierda. Los pobladores de Chonta habían elegido este lugar impulsados por la necesidad de contar con una escuela cercana para sus hijos. En esta época, vivían en Chonta alrededor de nueve familias Ese’Eja..

A fines de la década del 60, se creó una escuela en Hermosa Grande, la cual nunca llegó a funcionar. Por aquella época, ya existían pobladores de origen ribereño habitando el sector conocido como Infierno. Estos pobladores eran los descendientes de los primeros migrantes que llegaron a la región del Madre de Dios durante el boom del caucho o motivados por la extracción de cascarilla, oro o madera. Los ribereños de Infierno necesitaban también de una escuela y una forma de obtenerla era trasladando la escuela de Hermosa Grande a Infierno. Para ello los pobladores de Infierno persuadieron a los Ese’eja de hermosa Grande para mudarse a Infierno, ya que sólo así podían cumplir el requisito de población escolar que exigía el estado. Finalmente, todos los pobladores de Hermosa Grande se trasladaron a Infierno, dando origen al caserío de este nombre. Una vez creado el caserío, la población ribereña se agrupa sobre la margen izquierda del río Tambopata, donde estaba el local escolar, mientras que los nativos se instalan sobre la orilla derecha.

En 1965 se termina la construcción de la carretera Cusco-Puerto Maldonado, lo cual abrió el área de Madre de Dios a la colonización por campesinos de la sierra, madereros y mineros. En estos años, empiezan a llegar al Tambopata los primeros migrantes andinos.

En los primeros años de la década del 70, llegaron a Infierno funcionarios de SINAMOS (Sistema Nacional para la Movilización Social) con el objeto de organizar a la población local según modelos diseñados por el gobierno militar de ese entonces. Los funcionarios propusieron dos alternativas: la creación de una cooperativa agraria de producción en la margen izquierda, que impulsaría la agricultura y la ganadería, esta última sobre la base del ganado propiedad de uno de los pobladores ribereños de mayor poder económico; o la creación de una comunidad nativa en la margen derecha, basada en la alta presencia Ese’eja en este sector. Es así que en una extensa asamblea se acordó la creación de la comunidad nativa de Infierno, la primera de Madre de Dios, donde se incluía a población no nativa. La nueva comunidad fue titulada con una extensión de 9558 ha en 1976.

Las versiones sobre las razones por las cuales miembros no-Ese’eja fueron incorporados en la comunidad nativa son varias. Una versión se refiere a que los Ese’eja fueron obligados por los funcionarios de SINAMOS a aceptar la presencia de los ribereños y andinos. Aparentemente, SINAMOS actuaba bajo una ideología socialista, condicionando el apoyo del gobierno, sobre todo la construcción de una escuela y un título legal, a la aceptación de los no-nativos (García y Barriga 1994:

4). El personal de SINAMOS informó sobre las ventajas del modelo comunal en lo que se refiere a apoyo estatal ofrecido por el gobierno militar. La comunidad tenía derecho a solicitar apoyo del gobierno para obras públicas, principalmente para obras públicas (principalmente para educación y salud) así como representación legal. Sin embargo para recibir su titulo de propiedad legal tenían que congregar por lo menos 20 familias. Para esa época los Ese Eja sólo representaban 14 familias.

Para constituirse como comunidad inicialmente no se ponían de acuerdo, por un lado los comuneros de mayor edad se oponían a que se unieran nativos con mestizos y migrantes andinos, por el temor que sean estos ultimo quienes iban a prevalecer, en cambio los jóvenes si venían con buenos ojos que se diera esa unión, porque en su razonamiento era lo mas conveniente.

Lo que primó para que se diera esa unión entre Ese Eja, mestizos, ribereños y migrantes andinos fue que el SINAMOS ofrecía apoyo del estado peruano para actividades de salud y educación, específicamente les ofrecieron crear una escuela. Pero el argumento de más peso fue que el constituirse en comunidad les garantizaba la posesión de las tierras al obtener el titulo de propiedad; es por ello que finalmente se constituyó la comunidad de Infierno.

Ubicación de la comunidad nativa Infierno (Extensión territorial, límites, como se llega a la comunidad, cuántas vías cuenta, tipos de sistema de comunicación y transporte, acuática y terrestre, etc.)
La comunidad de Infierno está ubicada en ambas márgenes del río Tambopata o en lengua local Ese’eja, río Bahuaja, en el departamento de Madre de Dios, en el sudeste del Perú. La comunidad se encuentra en un lugar estratégico por ser la principal vía de acceso por el Río Tambopata a la Reserva Nacional Tambopata y al Parque Nacional Bahuaja-Sonene y por su fácil acceso, a solo 40 minutos por carretera desde la ciudad de Puerto Maldonado. Dado estas condiciones y a su condición multiétnica, la comunidad ha sido objeto de numerosos proyectos de conservación y desarrollo, y punto de encuentro de diversos investigadores, y tesistas. La historia de la comunidad es reciente pero encierra mucho de los problemas y potenciales de la región. Además, es importante situar a la comunidad dentro de una historia de colonización. La comunidad nativa de Infierno se encuentra ubicado en el distrito de Tambopata, provincia del mismo nombre.

Los límites son los siguientes:
- Por el Este: con la zona de amortiguamiento y Alto Loero
- Por el Oeste: la Reserva Tambopata
- Por el norte: Puerto Maldonado y Chonta
- Por el sur: Comunidad La Torre

Asimismo las coordenadas UTM son lo siguiente:
- Este: 4752.51
- Norte: 8592760

La longitud es:
- Longitud 69° 13” 40.73”
- Latitud 12° 43” 46,42”

La comunidad nativa de Infierno cuenta con una extensión territorial de 9,518 hectáreas, dicho trabajo de reconocimiento y titulación fue llevado a cabo por la Oficina Zonal de Apoyo a la Movilización Social (OZAMS) Madre de Dios y luego canalizado por la Organización Regional de Apoyo a la Movilización Social (ORAMS) de Cusco y aprobado por la Dirección General de Reforma Agraria del Ministerio de Agricultura en Lima; pero los dirigentes y pobladores sostienen que cuentan con más extensión de territorio y actualmente eso está en proceso de conversación con los funcionarios de la reserva Tambopata para zanjar definitivamente ese problema.

Cómo se llega a la comunidad

Para llegar a la comunidad nativa Infierno, se realiza el recorrido; desde la ciudad de Puerto Maldonado a través de empresas de transportes, que tiene su paradero en la misma ciudad, el costo del pasaje hasta la comunidad de Infierno es de 6 nuevos soles, estas unidades trabajan desde las 8 a.m. hasta las 4 p.m. aproximadamente. En la comunidad de Infierno estas unidades trabajan hasta las 5 p.m. aproximadamente, dependiendo también del estado de la carretera, en épocas de lluvias se hace más difícil y los vehículos ya no salen de la comunidad.

Desde la localidad de La Joya hasta la comunidad el recorrido se hace vía trocha carrozable, con una distancia aproximada de 20 km, y el viaje se realiza en 40 minutos como promedio.

También existe la opción de vía fluvial, que se realiza tomando como punto inicial la ciudad de Puerto Maldonado, cuyo recorrido es por el rio Tambopata, con una duración de hora y media en bote con motor fuera de borda. Esta modalidad no es muy utilizado por que existe la vía carrozable a la comunidad y que resulta siendo más rápida.

El nombre de la comunidad nativa:

El nombre de la comunidad de Infierno proviene según informaciones de comuneros de la misma localidad y que comentan que este proviene de tiempo atrás, en dicha zona las condiciones de vida para una persona que no esta acostumbrado a vivir periodos relativamente largos se hacia difícil porque el calor era intenso y que también existía bastantes mosquitos y zancudos, por ello según cuentan una persona exclamó “esta zona no se puede vivir es un infierno” y según concluyen que de allí proviene el nombre. Pero también es cierto que se ha querido cambiar de nombre, incluso una religiosa estaba empeñada en facilitar apoyo para dicho fin, pero tuvo un contratiempo y no pudo concluir dicha acción.

En la actualidad la comunidad no está interesado en cambiar el nombre de Infierno, aducen que la población ya esta acostumbrada a ello y que aún con dicho nombre es un atractivo para el sector turismo y permite que haya más ingresos por esa actividad a través de la empresa que esta trabajando con ellos, y que en el territorio de la comunidad cuenta el albergue, Posada Amazónica también el centro Ñape, que les reporta de igual manera ingresos económicos en beneficio de la comunidad.


PRINCIPAL ATTRACTIONS SANDOVAL LAKE

Exuberant is the word that describes Madre de Dios with its infinite forests, sinuous rivers that rush towards the ocean, and life abounding in all its corners. Puerto Maldonado, the capital city, is an obligatory stop along the way to gain entrance to the national parks and reserves located in the area, and it has been, at certain moments, an important exporting site for rubber, wood, gold, and petroleum. At present, two of the main economic activities there are eco-tourism and chestnut harvesting

At only ten kilometers from Puerto Maldonado, or a one and half hour hike, you find Lake Sandoval, bordered by aguajales (swampy areas full of palm trees), orchids, kapok trees, caoba trees, and Mauritanian palm trees that grow up to thirty meters tall. The lake is also the home for a large variety of species such as toucans, macaws, parrots, egrets, tapirs, turtles, and the refuge for river otters and black caimans, two species on the brink of extinction. In the areas around Lake Valencia, 60 kilometers from Puerto Maldonado by the Madre de Dios River, there are several indigenous communities where the people make their living from fishing for tiger shovelnose catfish, gilded catfish, and paiche; this area is the habitat for plenty of flora and fauna, too.

COLlPA DE GUACAMAYOS DE COLORADO - SANDOVAL LAKE

Inside the Tambopata National Reserve and 150 km / 93 miles from Puerto Maldonado (12 hours by boat) The “collpa” (macaw clay lick) is a place where macaws congregate, formed along the shores of the river due to certain erosion processes that allowed the formation of soil rich in mineral salts. It is approximately 50 meters / 164 feet high, 500 meters / 1640 feet long, and is considered the largest in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest. Every morning, six different species of macaws, parrots, and parakeets gather there. These colorful birds fly around the colpa before starting the “colpeo”, which consists in eating the clay found on the cliff and serves as a nutritional supplement. After staying there from twenty-five to thirty minutes, they fly away to come back the next day. Occasionally, Brazilian tapirs, capybaras, and squirrels go there. At the top of the trees, different species of monkeys like the red howler, the caupuchin, the titi, and sometimes even spider monkeys can be seen.

SANDOVAL LAKE:

Sandoval lake 10 km / 6 miles from Puerto Maldonado (25 minutes by a 55 HP boat). To reach the lake, you must walk 5 km / 3 miles from the shore of the river to the interior (1 hour and 30 minutes) It is approximately 3 km / 2 miles long, 1 km / 0,6 miles wide, and 0.5 centimeters / 0,1 inches to 3 meters / 10 feet deep. The water remains at an average temperature of 26ºC (79.8ºF), and a huge amount of fish live there. It is surrounded by aguajales, swampy areas where, among other exotic species, a native palm tree called aguaje grows. Along with the local vegetation, you can see orchids, wild plantains, and milpesos palms, giant kapoks, mahoganys, and 30 meter / 98 feet aguaje palm trees. In this habitat lives a great variety of birds, like cormorants, toucans, macaws, parrots, horned screamers, and herons. In addition, there is a colorful variety of wild hens called hoatzin or shansho whish heads are topped with feathers. With some luck, tapirs, turtles, and giant otters or “river wolves” can be seen as well as different species of crocodiles, like the black caiman.

VALENCIA LAKE:

Valencia Lake 60 km / 37 miles from Puerto Maldonado (4 hours by 55 HP boat) The lake is 15 km / 9 miles long, 800 meters / 2625< feet wide, and between 0,5 and 15 meter / 1,6 and 49 feet deep, and thanks to its trees and fish, it is considered a privileged spot.] Around the lake, there are trees like the pumaquiro, the quinilla, the cedar, the giant kapok, the dwarf fan palm tree, and the Brazil nut tree. Among its animal life, the more exotic are bearded guans, turtles (charapas and big headed motelos), crocodiles, monkeys, cormorants, and herons. The wealth of its waters allows both the Huarayos natives and the settlers of its surrounding areas to make a living from fishing for tiger shovelnose catfish, palometas, gilded catfish, piranhas, and paiches. These last ones, though, are not a native species but were brought to the lake. Along with fishing, another important economic activity is the collection of Brazil nuts.

BAHUAJA-SONENE NATIONAL PARK:

Manu Park 90 km / 56 miles from Puerto Maldonado (4 to 5 hours in a 55 HP boat). This national park was established in order to protect the only tropical humid savanna that exists in Peru. The park is located between the Madre de Dios and Puno departments in the provinces of Tambopata, Carabaya, and Sandia. It has an area of 1’091.416 hectares, and part of it is in Bolivia. The most important animals that can be found there are the maned wolf, the marsh deer, the giant anteater, the river wolf or giant otter, the bush dog, the black caiman and the harpy eagle.

TAMBOPATA NATIONAL RESERVE:

Tambopata 45 km / 28 miles south of Puerto Maldonado (2 hours by motorboat). There is also an alternative route: 25 km / 16 miles by land (by 4x4 vehicle) to the community of Infierno and then a river crossing to the reserve (2 hours by 55 HP motor boat) Located between the basins of the Tambopata and Heath Rivers, the reserve covers an area of 274.690 hectares and is found in both the Madre de Dios and Puno departments. The wealth of its biodiversity is immeasurable, and scientist have already registered 632 bird species, 1200 butterfly species, 169 mammal species, 205 fish species, 103 amphibian species, and 67 reptile species. The vegetation is typical of tropical regions. To enter the reserve, prior authorization from INRENA is required.





Birds at Sandoval Lake


  1. Agamia agami- Agami Heron. Size: 63 to 71 cm, Long and pointed bill, black head and bill, yellowish bill at the base, crown and back of the neck with long silvery gray feathers, long neck.. Dark glazed green upper part and deep chestnut color lower part. Eats aquatic animals and walk alone or in colonies. Build habitats hidden high in the bushes.
  2. Anhinga anhinga- Aninga, Size: 84 to 86 cm. Long, pointed, yellow bill, Male, blue black with white spots on the back, grayish feathers on wings feathers and long tail with ochre ends, Female, Gray head and back of the neck, dark crown, coppery throat, whitish ochre front part of the neck and breast, reddish spots that separates the breast and belly. Yellow legs Eat by diving for fish. Nests in small groups or high habitats mixed with herons and cormorants,
  3. Berlepschiarikeri- Point-tailed Palmcreeper. Size: 21.5 - 22 cm. Long and straight bill, black head, neck, breast and belly prominently striped with white. Rufous chestnut back, wings and tail. Feeds on insects usually found in barks of the marsh palm. Nests in closed structures built of sticks and mud.
  4. Busarellus nigricollis - Black-collared Hawk. Size: 45 to 50 cm, White head and neck, nape and back slightly striped in black, bright rufous upper part and chestnut rufous lower part, short tail with narrow rufous bands, wide black collar on the breast. Eats fish from lakes or marshes. Nests in tall tree habitats on the edge of lakes and swamps.
  5. Megaceryle torquata - Ringed Kingfisher, Size: 38 to 40 cm. Dark greenish black long bill, grayish blue head and back, head with a thick crest. White collar around its neck, rufous chestnut belly, grayish blue tail with black tail end feathers. Eat fish and nest in burrows located in areas around bodies of water.
  6. Chloroceryte amazona - Amazon Kingfisher. Size: 28 to 30 cm. Male, with sharp black beak, glossy dark green back with a narrow white collar around its neck and white lower part with a wide rufous bib on the chest. Green stripes on the sides of the body, green tail with white bands, wings dotted in white. Female is similar but with green bib. Eat fish and nest in burrows near bodies of water.
  7. Eurypygahelias - Sunbittern, Size: 43 to 48 cm. Black, small head, neck, long straight bill with yellow maxilla. White throat, black barred rufous neck and breast. Dark brown upper part with cinnamon and cream on lower part. Gray and white bars, two wide black bands and two red bands on the tail. Eats by capture animals on water and in land. Ballon shaped nests high in vegetation near the water, constructed with leaves, moss and mud,
  8. Heliornis fúlica - Sungrebe. Size: 28 to 30 cm. Black crown and dorsal part of the neck. Black throat, ventral part of the neck and sides of the head, olive-brown back and ventrally white with cinnamon-color on sides of the body. Yellow legs yellow with black stripes. Eats small aquatic animals and seeds. Nests in low habitats made of leaves built around water and within river shore vegetation.
  9. Jocanajacana- Wattled Jacana. Size: 23 to 24cm. Long legs,yellow bill,small reddish bulge. Blackhead, neck, back and breast, chestnut belly dorsa I ly, rufous wings with black spots on the shoulder, yellow tipped. Omnivorous, nests in dense grasses slightly above bodies of water.
  10. Ophistocomus hoazin - Hoatzin. Tamaño: 61 - 68 cm. Size: 61 to 68 cm. Dark bill, rufous head with crest, bare skinned sky blue face. Olivaceous brown dorsally, with white stripes on the neck and back. Dark brown tail with light ochre tips, chestnut-colored neck and breast, rufous outer edged wings with white tipped feathers. Eat shoots and leaves of plants, Nests in family groups where polygamy prevails and the whole group helps care for their chicks.
  11. Phalacrocorax brasiiianus - Neotropic Cormorant. Size: 63 to 68 cm. Shiny black plumage, dark brown bill and bare skin around the eye. Feeds on fish caught while diving, nests in high habitats near bodies of water.
  12. Pitangus lictor- Lesser Kiskadee. Size: 17.5 to 18 cm. Faint Rufous spots on the wings edges and tail, long and narrow bill. Perches low on the shores of lakes and rivers, Strongly associated with water. Their food is very similar to that of Great Kiskadee.
  13. Pitangus sulphuratus - Great Kiskadee. Size: 22 to 23 cm. Dark head with crown and hidden yellow stain. A white spot around the forehead above the eyes up to the nape, black band covers the eyes towards the side of the head. White throat, yellow breast and belly yellow, olive brown dorsally. It is opportunistic in its feeding, eats small vertebrates, fish, insects and fruit, dome shaped nests on exposed structures located in loa lato (ver: anida en una estructura expuesta y situada en loa lato con forma de domo)
  14. Porphyrio flavirostris - Azure Gallinule. Size: 25 to 33 cm. Yellow bill and legs, brown olivaceous head, face, neck, shoulders, bluish sides of the body. Olive brown back and wings black spots. White throat and ventral part. Omnivorous, nest in dense grasses slightly above bodies of water.
  15. Trigrísoma lineatum - Rufescent Tiger-Heron. Size: 71 to 76 cm, Auburn head and neck, back part of the neck with black and white lines that extend into the breast, dark brown back and wings, cream-colored belly cream, Eats aquatic animals that live in shallow waters on the shores of rivers and lakes. Nests in solitary habitats high in trees.


Tambopata Reserve Special

We had exellent wheater conditions for the whole trip with Sandoval Lake - Peru Birding Tours along Tambopata reserve.

Our first Destination was Sandoval Lake Lodge, we have seen great species around this particular hábitat and Amazing Lake: Agami Heron, Grayish Mourner, Sirystes, Bamboo Antshrike, Silvered Antbird and many more... Then our next destination was Puerto Maldonado for the biggest Macaw Clay Lick located at only 4 hours from the city. Puerto Maldonado surrounding: White-Throated Jacamar, Purus Jacamar, Brazilian Teal, striped Cuckoo, Rusty-Backed Antwren, White-bearded Manakin, Crested, Harpy Eagle Nest and many more!. For the last part of the trip we had spent 5 full days in Sandoval Lake Lodge. The Historical Lodge and its forest itself for exellent birding: This place has such as great forest diversity for amazonian species, Parrot Clay Lick, canopy tower and the Sandoval Lake!

Walking trees, ants that bite, fruit plants that heal and painting. In the jungle of Tambopata children discover a world that seems fiction, but it's real. A trip to the jungle of Tambopata will make them feel and understand the true meaning of that word that Maria Helena Tord seems so abstract: nature.

DISCOVER TOURS DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN IN THE JUNGLE TAMBOPATA, one of the last WILDLIFE REFUGE PLANET WHERE THE MAIN HOST IS THE NATURE. AN ADVENTURE TO REMEMBER LIFE.

Taricayas unforgettable turtles in the lake Sandoval. Small know first how the planet works and what is the perfect harmony and fullness of life, seen from a tiny ant farmer who patiently carries a piece of sheet up to a huge alligator fighting for its survival in the waters Tambopata River.

One of the best gifts you can give your child when the child is take to know the jungle. This universe becomes the best amusement park Younger open 24 hours a playground and a place where life is found at every turn, a real, green world. A trip to Tambopata is the best kind of life, where children become aware forever the real importance of preserving and conserving our environment. Tambopata jungle is one of the best destinations for enjoying implemented Forest with all amenities and also has special activities designed for the youngest in the Tambopata Reserve.


THE UNIVERSE OF LAKES - LAKE SANDOVAL - LAKE OF MOTHER OF GOD - TAMBOPATA LAKE - LAKE PARK MANU

The most beautiful landscapes are hidden Tambopata lakes. One of the most accessible is Lake Sandoval. To get there you need to cross the Madre de Dios River toward the entrance to the nature reserve. From there the hike takes about two hours at a good pace, so the tour is for children over five years. As in many of the destinations in the jungle, the best is the way.

On the way to the lake, the forest gives us many surprises: Butterflies colors, mischievous monkeys friars and, if lucky, sloths. At the end of road a huge lake surrounded by palm trees reflected in the waters opens. This place is the refuge of spectacular endemic birds, typical of this particular habitat, and otters. Be sure to bring binoculars, sunscreen, lots water and a hat. It is preferable to make this visit in the afternoon, when the heat is not so intense (consider the canoe in which he will no roof).


viernes, 3 de abril de 2015

The macaw clay licks: Treasures of the Tambopata - Lake Sandoval

At dawn, the first rays of sunlight illuminate the forest of the Tambopata - Candamo and Bahuaja-Sonene National Park in the southeast corner of Peru. Spread the thick mist floating over the Tambopata River. I watch intently as the clay cliffs on the banks of the river appear slowly. I'm trying to spot any sign of life. Suddenly, I hear a familiar sound by fog, the distinct call of a blue and yellow macaw. The activity of the day has begun.

A typical walk through the pristine forest surrounding the Tambopata River reveals an astonishing collection of living creatures, giant ceiba a gregarious and noisy monkeys and toucans huanganas stale. The jungle contains many hidden treasures, but our research focuses on one of his most renowned inhabitants: collpas bright and bustling macaws. More than ten years since the Macaw Project has investigated a variety of questions about the ecology and reproduction of macaws, and the answers have a very serious impact on the conservation of the forests of South America.

The population of large macaws are in danger for several reasons. To the forbidden hunters like macaws for its beautiful plumage and its value on the black market trade in pets. An even more imminent threat macaws face is deforestation. These birds nest in hollow trees emerging. Huge trees require centuries to grow to its full height and as a result, the places where the macaws can be found nests are naturally rare. Even other loggers cut only large trees and other vegetation left, are destroying nearly all potential nests. 

Exacerbates this Problem low reproductive rate of the birds. If one chick survives three months, when approaching adult size, have few predators and can live almost 60 years. During the first stage, however, the chicks are very vulnerable. Because parasites, predators and malnutrition, only 60 percent of the nests produce a calf every year. Therefore, it is possible that a population of 200 macaw clay licks produce only eight chicks in one year. To help the player performance, project researchers are building, hanging, and observing artificial nests that can use wild macaws.

Researchers have added 16 artificial nests at 17 natural that already discovered around the Tambopata Research Center. We visited each of these nests regularly during the breeding season (November to March). It is quite difficult to check the nests. We have to climb over 30 meters using a rope and jumars system. The perched offer us breathtaking views of the canopy, but there are many dangers above ground, even poisonous snakes, angry bees and adults macaws brave. When the chicks are hatched, we return every day to measure and calculate their growth.


The pichoncitos starve with frequency because of the strong competition with his older brothers for obtain food. During the nineties, 34 pigeons in danger of death were rescued and raised by researchers at the station. Some of these birds could leave your artificial to integrate with wild flock under, but others (the researchers dubbed boys) still visit the table in the dining room looking for easy meal. To avoid this problem, now down to pigeons they lack enough food, we provide you extra food and return them to their nests.


Despite our intervention, we have generally not increased rate survival. Although we had not been able to save the disadvantaged young, we encourage data success of artificial nests compared to natural jungle. It seems that nests built by men offer them an acceptable alternative macaws and could serve as an effective conservation strategy for populations of endangered macaws in the continent.


The habitat of the macaw clay licks spans all tropic areas of the western hemisphere, but Tambopata is the best region to study. The reason is the Colpa, the largest worldwide. The birds love to eat clay and every day thousands of parrots and macaws come down to consume the earth. This behavior occure in many species of animals and ornithologists have developed several theories to explain in birds. Some say that clay is combined with toxic substances, and allows macaws digest poisonous seeds that are its power. In the Tambopata Reserve, macaws prefer the saline land and is likely to use clay consumption to address the lack of sodium in their natural diet in the Peruvian jungle.


Whatever happens, this great assembly of colors and exotic sounds is absolutely amazing. As a researcher on the project, I witness this wonderful exhibition every morning. We use binoculars and telescopes to record the first arrivals of birds, where they go, and how long they stay on the lick in an effort to understand the complex interactions between all species. We also want to determine the impact of weather and tourism in the lick. Initial results show that birds do not visit the clay during rainy days and tourism controlled at a distance at least 150 meters does not disrupt normal behavior. In the afternoon, we go to the forest to conduct censuses Psittacidae. Census data provide us with information about the movement and behavior of parrots and macaw clay lick off. If we learn more about birds and their habits, will be easier to keep them in the Peruvian jungle.


I'm hanging 35 meters above the floor and the breeze sways me as I look Fixed the river. The immense forest extends out of sight. The sun disappears behind the Andes mountains on the western horizon. A macaw escarlato lands on a nearby branch. He came to look for their children that I just measure and return to their nest. I am relieved to find out that the beautiful bird is successfully raising a new generation of macaws. With our help, the skies above the lick still be full of colors and sounds spectacular. Another research journey comes to an end, but the hard work will never end. Life on the reservation deTambopata continue tomorrow as it has done every day. It is our duty to ensure that the macaws and other jungle animals always have a place to call home.


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martes, 31 de marzo de 2015

Sandoval Lake 2 days 1 night Giant Anteater Found Near Lake Sandoval

A Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)

field guide Gabriel Barriga was leading a group of travellers in an excursion to Lake Sandoval, a water mirror surrounded by wetlands and palm trees where howler monkeys, black cai mans, giant river otters and a wide variety of bird species can be observed. About 50 meters away from the trail that heads towards the lake, the group saw a large animal moving its excep tionally long and bushy tail. it was a full -grown adult anteater 

– About three meters long and 80 kilos weight.

– Offering an amazing spectacle Sandoval Lake, as it was digging to feed from a termite nest. The large st species in its suborder, this insectivorous mammal is native to Central and South America. It is easily identified by its tubular snout with a long and thin tongue that can reach underground insect colonies; a small head that it keeps facing the ground due to a hump; and a tail almost as big as the body. Its fur has earthy colors and a bold pattern that disrupts camouflage, as it is a defense mechanism known as Aposematism or warning coloration.

This is an extremely rare sighting as the Giant Anteaters are under a vulnerable
conservation



AMAZON TRAVEL – SANDOVAL LAKE LODGE
  • Length: 2 Days/1 Nights
  • Type of service: Private or Group
  • Location: Southern Peru, Madre de Dios Department, Puerto Maldonado, Sandoval Lake Reserve
  • Activities: Amazon Travel ,Sandoval Lake, palm clay-lick, amazon travel sandoval lake lodge
  • Altitude: 139 – 400 m.a.s.l.
  • Best time to visit:March – November
  • Departure: Every Day
  • Minimum of participants: 2
  • Maximum of participants: 10
  • Price per person: 260 USD
  • Double accommodation  Per Person : 270
  • Additional for single accommodation USD 52 Per Person
  • Fixed and Private Departure : Daily
  • Operates : All year
  • Physical Demand : None
ITINERARY  AMAZON TRAVEL – SANDOVAL LAKE LODGE
Tours Day 1 :Service level  luxurious: Sandoval lake Lodge
  • We will pick you up from the airport in our bus.
  • We take our boat 45 minutes down the river of Madre de Dios
  •  We register in the reserve Sandoval
  • We will walk a nature trail about 5 kilometers or about 2 hours-/+ to Sandoval lake reserve
  • Lunch and free time
  • We start to explore in our paddle canoe where you will see giant river otters, The Black Caiman, turtles,birds ,monkeys, macaw and many more exotic plants and animals.
  • Dinner
  • Optional  Night walk
Tours Day 2 :   Today we need to go Back to the city of Puerto Maldonado
  • Breakfast
  • We will go back to the river Madre de Dios and take our boat to return to Puerto Maldonado
  • Arrive to Puerto Maldonado City and transfer to airport or bus stations

Brief  Itinerary of the  Amazon  travel (Sandoval Lake Lodge )

Tour Day 1: Puerto Maldonado to Sandoval Lake Lodge – Amazon  Travel To Sandoval Lake Lodge
Tour Day 2: Amazon  Travel  To Sandoval Lake Lodge –  See Macaws Palm Trees-Then back to Puerto Maldonado

Amazon  travel – Sandoval Lake Lodge 2 days / 1 nights

TOURS- DAY 1: PUERTO MALDONADO TO SANDOVAL LAKE LODGE  – AMAZON  TRAVEL  TO SANDOVAL LAKE  LODGE
You are welcomed and pick-up from the airport/coach terminal of Puerto Maldonado by our Representative to take you to our office where you can leave your larger baggage which is not necessary for the trip, but you will need to bring a backpack for personal items and more. Then, we transfer you to a local port where you board a motorboat and navigate down the Madre de Dios River.  On the way, we observe various mammal species such as turtles, birds, lizards, monkeys, turtles, caimans, etc., until we reach a checkpoint of the Sandoval Lake Reserve and after passing a check, we start walking for 5 km (1 and half to 2 hours) to reach Sandoval in Amazon Travel Lake where we take a canoe bringing us to the Sandoval Lake Lodge.
There, we accommodate ourselves and after lunch, we return sailing the lake in a canoe to see its typical inhabitants – giant river otters, black caimans, a prehistoric bird shansho, herons, cormorants, kingfisher, etc. Then, we return to the lodge for dinner to later get back to the lake again, and this time to undertake an evening caiman observation, as caimans are nocturnal animals. Our professional naturalist Tour Guide shows and explains us about these animals. We overnight in the Sandoval lake lodge.
TOURS DAY 2: AMAZON TRAVELTO SANDOVAL LAKE  LODGE  – MACAW PALM TREES, MANY EXOTIC ANIMALS–BACK  TO PUERTO MALDONADO
Today, we wake up very early go to the surroundings of the Sandoval Lake where huge number of various palms grow in its water creating an area of marsh. This place is called Collpa de Palmeras MACAW PALM TREE tree and it attracts various macaw species and other parrots to eat sawdust of its palms as it contains sodium, calcium, potassium and other minerals helping them to digest. Then, we go back to the lodge to be given breakfast. Later, we take a trip going to observe stunning flora and fauna of the Sandoval Lake Reserve in Amazon Travel.
We can appreciate monkeys, deer, wild boars, tapirs or spectacled bears, just to name a few. We return to the Sandoval lake lodge for lunch. Afterwards, we get ready for a return boarding a canoe again to sail over the Sandoval Lake followed by a walk to the checkpoint and from there sailing the Madre de Dios River by a motorboat towards Puerto Maldonado. We pick our baggage up in our office and then, we are transferred either to the airport or the coach terminal.
End of service amazon travel – sandoval lake lodge.

Included in the Amazon Travel – Sandoval Lake Lodge 2 days

  • A professional naturalist Tour Guide;
  • Motorboat transportation;
  • Private vehicle land transportation;
  • A professional Cook,
  • Meals: 1x breakfast, 1x lunch, 1x dinner and drinking water (Please note: vegetarian option upon request for no extra cost!);
  • Accommodation: 1 nights in Sandoval Lake lodges;
  • First aid kit, including a poison extractor, mosquito bite treatment and an antidote for a snake bite;
  • Radio communications;
  • Rubber boots.

Not included in the Amazon Travel – Sandoval Lake Lodge 2 days

  • Any flight nor airport departure taxes;
  • Travel insurance;
  • Vaccination;
  • Entrance fee to the Sandoval Lake Reserve;
  • Breakfast on the first day and Lunch on the last day;
  • Drinks;
  • Tips to local staff.

What to take with you to  Amazon Travel – Sandoval Lake Lodge

  • Mosquito repellent (DEET 35 recommended as a MINIMUM!!),
  • Original passport,
  • Small backpack,
  • Long sleeved cotton shirts (preferably green coloured),
  • Long cotton trousers,
  • Cotton long socks (to be put into your trousers),
  • Comfortable walking shoes,
  • Sandals or light shoes,
  • Rain gear (e.g. rain poncho),
  • Sweater (for the beginning of the tour in Andes and the cloud forest only),
  • Swimsuit;
  • Binoculars (we also rent it),
  • Camera and its charger,
  • Plastic bags to be used for clothes and a camera,
  • A hat as a protection against the Sun or rain,
  • Toiletries,
  • Small towel,
  • Toilet paper,
  • Sun cream,
  • Sunglasses,
  • Flashlight (with spare bulb and batteries),
  • A bottled water (1 litre as a minimum),
  • Pocket money (Soles) to buy some beverages and souvenirs as well as to tip.

Recommended by TripAdvisor Sandoval Lake

Sandoval Lake Lodge

SANDOVAL LAKE LODGE
Extend your program deep in Peru’s Tambopata National Reserve. Sandoval Lake Lodge overlooks sparkling, palm- rimmed Sandoval Lake, the most beautiful and wildlife-rich of all lakes in Tambopata-Madidi.This privileged location provides exclusive access to the lake in the early morning and late afternoon, the choice hours for wildlife viewing and photography.













• Extend your stay at Sandoval Lake Lodge, located in Tambopata National Reserve.

• Excellent opportunities for wildlife viewing, bird watching, and photography in Sandoval Lake .

• See resident Giant River Otters in their natural habitat in Sandoval Lake .

• Observe hundreds of Red-bellied and Blue-and-yellow Macaws in Sandoval Lake.

• Hike through the Amazon jungle Sandoval Lake .

• Enjoy exclusive access to Lake Sandoval Lodge .
TAMBOPATA SANDOVAL LAKE

For those with limited time but still wanting to experience a rich and remarkable section of the Amazon Rainforest the beautiful Sandoval Lake Lodge in the lower section of the Tambopata National Reserve is an excellent choice. Here we present an extended version of our 4,3,2 Days day itinerary with a highly recommended extra day to make the most of this wildlife rich rainforest environment. This lodge is easily accessible from the friendly and fascinating jungle town of Puerto Maldonado,
a major centre of the timber, gold mining and eco-tourism industries in the Southern Peruvian Amazon Sandoval Lake Lodge Puerto Maldonado is itself easily accessed from Lima and Cusco due to excellent local air links. From Puerto Maldonado our lodge is approximately 3 hours away and the journey – a thirty minute boat ride, followed by a short jungle hike and finally a paddle to our jungle home by catamaran or canoe  - is fascinating in itself. Lago Sandoval is an ox-bow lake, a curve of the Madre de Dios River cut off by the river changing course. These quiet and beautiful habitats are wonderful places for wildlife watching, 

whether exploring the Tambopata National Reserve Sandoval lake in silence by catamaran or canoe , with only the sound of our craft’s paddles for company, or walking trails with experienced nature guides through diverse forest habitats. Notable wildlife making its home around Lake Sandoval includes Red-Bellied Macaws, 5 species of monkeys, Black Caimans – largest of the alligator like caiman species found the Amazon and growing sometimes to a maximum length of 6m, and the beautiful and highly endangered Giant Otter. Giant Otters, the largest of their kind worldwide live and hunt in large family groups and grow to a maximum

length of 2m. Local people call the Otters ‘Lobos del Rio’ – Wolves of the River in honor of their co-operative hunting abilities. To see these animals hunting freely in their natural habitat is truly a magical experience! Welcome to the Jungle Sandoval Lake