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	Puerto Maldonado - Hotel in Puerto Maldonado, Tours in Puerto Maldonado
		Puerto Maldonado - Hotel in Puerto Maldonado, Tours in Puerto Maldonado
		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.
	www.alltravelperu.com /espanol/puertomaldonado.htm (189 words)

	Puerto Maldonado Hotels
		Puerto Maldonado, the gateway to Manu National Reserve and to Tambopata Candamo National Reserve, is the Capital of the Department of Madre de Dios is located southeast of Peru its 230 Mts.
		Puerto Maldonado is a small town on the confluence of the Tambopata and Madre de Dios rivers.
		Puerto Maldonado was founded at the fall of the 19th century; mainly Andean migrants from Cuzco and Puno only populated it in the course of the present century.
	www.southamericahotels.net /hotels_puertomaldonado.htm (179 words)

	Puerto Maldonado -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Puerto Maldonado is a city in the southern parts of (A republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries) Perufounded originally for the collection of wild rubber.
		The chief industries in Puerto Maldonado are: logging, gold dredging, brazil nut collecting, boat building and (additional info and facts about eco-tourism) eco-tourism.
		There are several tourist eco-lodges within the reserves which are accessed by boat from Puerto Maldonado.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pu/puerto_maldonado.htm (307 words)

	Madre de Dios Region - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Its capital is the city of Puerto Maldonado.
		The only road of note is between Puerto Maldonado and the city of Cuzco (530 km away).
		However, it is in very poor condition and flights between Cuzco and Puerto Maldonado remain the most common and reliable method of transport between the two.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Madre_de_Dios_Region (496 words)

	Fall03Newsletter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Today, Puerto Maldonado is the bustling capital city of the state of Madre de Dios.
		Puerto Maldonado locals did tend to have a chile pepper plant or two in their gardens.
		The highway from Puerto Maldonado to the Tambopata National Reserve is the river the "Madre de Dios." As, we set out in a wooden canoe with an outboard motor, the sound of Puerto Maldonado gradually fell away.
	www.chilepepperinstitute.org /NewsSpring04.htm (1955 words)

	ECS Travel, Peru Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Puerto Maldonado was founded by the First Superintendent and Supreme Delegate of the Government, Don Juan S. Villalta, on July 10th, 1 902, on what is now known as Pueblo Viejo.
		The name Puerto Maldonado is an homage to the brave explorer Faustino Maldonado who traveled along the waters of the Madre de Dios river and engraved his name on the trunk of a large tree in the confluence of the Madre de Dios and Tambopata rivers.
		Located 40 km from Puerto Maldonado and 3 h sailing the Tambopata river on a motorized canoe, the reserved zone comprises the basin of Tambopata, Malinoswki and La Torre rivers, as well as Tavara and Candamo rivers.
	www.ecstravel.com /madrededios1.htm (1221 words)

	Puerto Maldonado travel information for Peru vacation.
		Puerto Maldonado, in the province of Tambopata, is the capital of the department Madre de Dios.
		This reserve is located at the junction of the La Torre and Tambopata rivers, at 58 km from Puerto Maldonado.
		In the four hour ride on motor boat it is possible to see gold seekers working at the bank of the Madre de Dios river; the native settlements of the Huarayos; and a great variety of flora and fauna.
	www.peru4u.com /peru_tour_peru_vacation_travel_to_peru/peru_information/puerto_maldonado.html (812 words)

	Puerto Maldonado Peru, amazon basin travel information, Peru tourism
		Its capital Is a riverside city known as Puerto Maldonado with 25, 000 Inhabitants.
		Puerto Maldonado is one of the most important cities of the Southern jungle.
		Near Puerto Maldonado, there are several attractions such as the Sandoval and Valencia lakes, next to the Bolivian border (by river, 4 hours from the city), These wonderful places give the tourist the opportunity to fish, be close to nature, and be in contact with native communities.
	www.peru-travel.net /puerto_maldonado.html (437 words)

	Puerto Maldonado -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Puerto Aisén is a port and commercial centre for the developing agricultural, mining, and lumbering...
		Puerto Plata (meaning “Silver Port” in Spanish) was founded in 1503 by Christopher Columbus.
		Puerto Rican culture retains a distinctly Latin flavor but is becoming increasingly permeated by American culture and traditions.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9061839?tocId=9061839 (921 words)

	Andes Adventures Extension - Tambopata NatureTour
		Upon arrival from Lima or Cuzco, reception and transfer to the Tambopata river port in Puerto Maldonado.
		Puerto Maldonado is situated at the confluence of the mighty Madre de Dios and Tambopata Rivers and is a bustling, booming tropical frontier town.
		We will substitute the Cusco to Maldonado flight instead of the Cusco to Lima flight segment that is included with the package and you will need a flight from Puerto Maldonado to Lima.
	www.andesadventures.com /tourTambopata02.htm (1803 words)

	Posada Amazonas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Reserva Amazónica is an hour’s boat ride from the City of Puerto Maldonado and 25 minutes by commercial airline from Cusco.
		Upon arrival to Puerto Maldonado reception and transfer to the river port for motorized motorboat trip to Reserva Amazónica.
		Transfer by motorboat to Puerto Maldonado and to the airport for departure by plane to Lima or Cuzco.
	andestours.com /tambopata.htm (2316 words)

	PUERTO MALDONADO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		uerto Maldonado is the capital of Madre de Dios.
		Located in the southeast of Peru, Puerto Maldonado is one of the most isolated regions of the Amazon rainforest.
		This almost virgin jungle of Puerto Maldonado is the habitat of jaguars, monkeys, ocelots, tapirs, peccaries, pumas, and a large variety of birds, including Macaws
	www.toursinternational.com /puerto.htm (681 words)

	Amazon Basin : Regions in Brief : Puerto Maldonado \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Formerly a prosperous rubber town, Puerto Maldonado is a humid, busy, and fast-growing place, a frontier market town that has gone through several phases of boom and bust, as have most jungle outposts.
		Today the town's primary industries continue to be based on exploiting the rainforest that surrounds Puerto Maldonado: gold prospecting and Brazil-nut harvesting.
		For most travelers, Puerto Maldonado is merely a gateway to the jungle, and groups booked on Tambopata package tours often blow through town with little notice.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/amazonbasin/2882027674.html (1467 words)

	Trafico on Line Peru Travel Agency Tour Operatot Puerto Maldonado, Manu, Madre de Dios
		The capital is Puerto Maldonado, in the province of Tambopata.
		In the year 1567, however, Juan Maldonado, along with 250 men, was able to get very close to the region of Madre de Dios.
		On December 26, 1912, the Department of Madre de Dios was officially founded, and Puerto Maldonado chosen as the capital.
	www.traficoperu.com /english/ciud21.htm (800 words)

	Peru Tourism Bureau - CIUDADES - PUERTO MALDONADO
		It is said that the Amazon forest is the only place that gives one the sensation of witnessing the dawn of time.
		Thousands of visitors are drawn to the diversity of the area’s forests and rivers, arriving in the city of Puerto Maldonado, the capital of the department of Madre de Dios, ready to set out on a journey filled with excitement and discovery.
		The city was founded on July 10th 1902, was named after explorer Faustino Maldonado, who paddled up the Madre de Dios River to the point where it comes together with the Tambopata River.
	www.visitperu.com /madre-dios.htm (479 words)

	Peru Wildlife, Amazon rainforest Cuzco and Paracas Peru, macaw licks at Tambopata Park , Machu Picchu, and Paracas ...
		Reception at the airport of Puerto Maldonado and transportation to the WASAI Maldonado Lodge, where you will receive a welcoming tropical fruit beverage.
		It is time to begin our return hike to the Madre de Dios River to return to Puerto Maldonado.
		Puerto Maldonado: City Tour,visits to the local farms, the butterfly house, and gold minery in the river banks.
	www.wasai.com /amazon-cuzco-paracas.htm (1161 words)

	Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Puerto Maldonado is the capital of the Madre de Dios department of Peru, and is situated on the confluence of the Tambopata and Madre de Dios rivers.
		The view from the aeroplane upon arrival at Puerto Maldonado airport.
		The port of Puerto Maldonado on the Rio Madre de Dios.
	www.mykreeve.net /peru/amazon_basin/puerto_maldonado (129 words)

	Peru Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		To Puerto Maldonado the airplane arrived first and then the automobile.
		It is traditional to find the "peque peque" (a motorized canoe), "pecamari" (medium size boat with a little roof) and the "glider" boat with a strong out board engine, some dedicated to the transport of people and others exclusively for load, with regular itineraries or can be taken for the particular service.
		Puerto Maldonado has modern communication systems, telephony, mail, television and fax.
	www.go2peru.com /webapp/ilatintravel/articulo.jsp?cod=19988146 (372 words)

	AMAZON FEVER
		considering we are 30km south of puerto maldonado, 2 hours by boat to bolivia, and five hours by boat to brazil - yeah, we are definately not in kansas anymore (wizzard of ozz connotation)
		But the people in charge told me, that I was the only one booked on that flight, which was pretty early in the morning, and they did not want to make the effort of taking me all alone down 2,5 hours to the airport.
		So when I found out, I asked the one guide, if I could not just return with him to the lodge and come back to Maldonado tomorrow with all the others, because Maldonado is not the place that you want to stay in, when you are a girl and do not speak Spanish.
	www.travelblog.org /South-America/Peru/Puerto-Maldonado/ECOAMAZONIA/blog-7072.html (1018 words)

	Tambopata Manu and Puerto Maldonado Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Founded July 10, 1902, the city was named after explorer Faustino Maldonado, who paddled up the Madre de Dios River to the point where it comes together with the Tambopata River.
		Puerto Maldonado is the gateway to three national parks in the Peruvian Amazon featuring an extraordinary diversity of wild species of flora and fauna: the Manu, Bahuaja-Sonene and Tambopata-Candamo.
		Puerto Maldonado is located in the confluence of the rivers Tambopata and Madre de Dios; it is characterized by their notable delay in the economic development, due to the lack of appropriate communication roads.
	www.go2peru.com /manu_tambopata_travel_guide.htm (660 words)

	Amazon Basin : Regions in Brief : Tambopata Nature Reserve \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Upstream from Puerto Maldonado, the Tambopata Nature Reserve (officially called the Tambopata-Candamo Reserve Zone, or TRZ) is a massive tract of humid subtropical rainforest in the department of Madre de Dios.
		Lodges are located predominantly either along the Río Tambopata, which extends south of Puerto Maldonado, or the Río Madre de Dios, east of the city.
		Lodges nearer to Puerto Maldonado are generally cheaper and, of course, less time-consuming to get to than those deeper in the Tambopata Nature Reserve.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/amazonbasin/2882027675.html (1280 words)

	Sacred Earth - Rainforest Expeditions Pre-Departure Information, Terms, Prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		From Lima and Puerto Maldonado we are able to communicate by fax or phone with the rest of the world.
		You may need your passport upon arrival at Puerto Maldonado in the event authorities want to spot check tourist entries, as the local airport is officially an international airport.
		Puerto Maldonado is a small jungle boomtown of about 50,000 people where life goes slowly amidst the chaos.
	www.sacredearth.com /travel_info/features/trc/nittygritty.htm (2377 words)

	Tambopata Manu and Puerto Maldonado Travel Guide
		Puerto Maldonado UP There is evidence of human presence in this region before the Spanish conquest and rising of the Inca empire.
		Puerto Maldonado UP In spite of having a very small population, Madre de Dios does have typical dishes based on the food of the zone.
		The mazato, the typical drink in the area, is made of fermented yucca, chapo and a blend of very ripe bananas and milk.
	www.turismoinkaiko.net /peru_travel_tours/peru_vacation_guide/puerto_maldonado.htm (1141 words)

	Peru Travel
		It is located in the Tambopata - Candamo area, left margin of the Tambopata River, 70 kms away from Puerto Maldonado and 8 hours approx.
		Located to the south east of Puerto Maldonado, the trip is done from Puerto Maldonado, going down the Madre de Dios River till the heath River (4 hours approx.), from there by the Heath River (1 day).
		This pampas are the only examples of vegetal formation of savannah enclaved type in the profundity of the Peruvian tropical woods besides of being shelters for the wild fauna.
	travel.peru.com /travel/english/trip_planner/puerto_maldonado/sights_to_see.asp (674 words)

	Puerto Maldonado travel information for your Peru vacation.
		Puerto Maldonado travel information for your Peru vacation.
		After arrival at Puerto Maldonado, Peru's capital of bio diversity, you will start the program with a city tour on our " Ecological Bus".
		After Puerto Maldonado, most of Peru 4U's customers choose Lima as their next destination for their Peru travel experience.
	www.peru4u.com /peru_tour_peru_vacation_travel_to_peru/peru_tours/puerto_maldonado.html (1334 words)

	3148 Dumbarton Street NW (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Tambopata Candamo Reserved Zone, located south and east of Puerto Maldonado, covers 1.5 million hectares of extremely diverse habitats and fauna, including pristine ox-bow lakes harboring kingfishers, caiman and giant otters, spectacular waterfalls, clay licks (collpas) visited by macaws, monkeys and tapirs, and rivers with white, sandy beaches.
		Please bear in mind the specific guided activities vary with the weather, season and what is happening in the field during your stay.
		to Puerto Maldonado, all land and river transfers, all meals from lunch on Day 1 to breakfast on Day 5, four nights accommodation: jungle lodge 2 nights, jungle camp 1 night, Puerto Maldonado lodge 1 night, English-speaking natural history guide.
	www.breakaway-adventures.com /dossiers/amazon.html (577 words)

	Peru hotels \| Puerto Maldonado hotels \| Tambopata hotel
		ASAI Maldonado Lodge is located in the jungle town of Puerto Maldonado, the regional capital of the Madre de Dios Department, in southeast Peru.
		It is integrated by local people with high experience in tourism also we receive volunteers from all the world to help us in the lodge's works.
		The WASAI Maldonado Lodge is the starting and finishing point for most of Wasai eco-tours and expeditions.
	www.wasai.com /peru/peru-hotel-puerto-maldonado.htm (372 words)

	Amazon Conservation Association - Cicra
		Puerto Maldonado can be reached by daily flights from Lima and Cusco.
		The boat typically leaves around 10 AM, so it is not possible to fly into Puerto Maldonado and catch the canoe to CICRA on the same day.
		Researchers who need to hire a local field assistant, arrange for a Peruvian student to work with their project, build field equipment in Puerto Maldonado, or have any other special requirement should contact the Research Coordinator at CICRA, Nigel Pitman, at npitman@amazonconservation.org.
	www.amazonconservation.org /home/LosAmigos/cicra_fees.htm (266 words)

	Down to Puerto Maldonado (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		But still we wanted to visit the jungles and its wildlife because we hadn't seen much of it so far during the South-America journey; we have cycled in the past months in the highlands of the Andes.
		More affordable jungles can be found at about 250km east of Manu, in the province Madre de Dios, near the city Puerto Maldonado.
		Also Paul and Ilona who did this trip several months earlier and Brad, an American bike fanatic who lives in Puerto Maldonado were positive.
	www.irisentoreopreis.nl /maldonado_down.shtml (3377 words)

	The Temporal Doorway - 7/19/52(?51) - Puerto Maldonado. Peru
		Domingo Troncoso, then with the Peruvian Customs Office at Puerto Maldonado on the jungle frontier with Bolivia, was called to a very strange cigar-shaped flying object over the river area.
		The big dirigible-shaped craft was flying horizontally and fairly low in the sky, passing from right to left from the observer's position.
		"A "luminous disc" was supposed to have sped over the Puerto Maldonado area of Peru near the Bolivian border at 4:50 p.m.
	www.temporaldoorway.com /ufo/report/520719.htm (847 words)

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