Bello Horizonte Lodge
Located about 20 kms northeast of the city of Puerto Maldonado, the lodge distinguishes itself by the location and the comfort it offers. With its 12 units of lodging, built in traditional Amazonian style, the lodge welcomes approximately 25 guests. Each bungalow consists of a bedroom, with double bed or twin beds, mosquito nets, bathroom
and balcony with hammock or chaises ...
Puerto Maldonado (Lat 12:36:12S Long 69:11:31W) is a city in Southeastern Peru, capital of the Madre de Dios Region founded originally for the collection of wild rubber. It is in the Amazon forest, 55 km west of the Bolivian border, on the confluence of the Tambopata and Madre de Dios River, a tributary of the Amazon River. The climate is hence tropical. The chief industries in Puerto Maldonado are: logging, gold dredging, brazil nut collecting, boat building and eco-tourism. A ferry crosses the river, linking the main road from Cuzco to the Peruvian towns of San Lorenzo, Iberia and Iñapari. Nearby are the Manu and Tambopata-Candamo national parks and Bahuaja-Sonene national reserved area. These are some of the most pristine primary rain forests in the world. There are several tourist eco-lodges within the reserves which are accessed by boat from Puerto Maldonado. One of the main attractions are the hundreds of macaws which congregate at various "colpas", or "collpas", a Quechua word which means salted earth, (clay licks) daily to eat clay.
