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3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tambopata, Peru

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Macaws on the clay lick.

Tambopata, Peru

Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick

The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.

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The Tambopata Research Center

Tambopata, Peru

Tambopata Research Center

One of the most remote lodges in the Amazon offers rare wildlife encounters and undisturbed views of the Peruvian rainforest.

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Pontoon boat rides at Tres Chimbadas Lake

Tambopata, Peru

Tres Chimbadas Lake

This small oxbow lake has rare giant river otters and some Seussian-sounding birds.

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El Mirador De La Biodiversidad - Obelisco

Puerto Maldonado, Peru

Puerto Maldonado Obelisco

This space-age looking obelisk rises over a city in the rainforest, meant to resemble the local castaña tree.

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Added by Anne Reddington

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