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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tambopata

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

Updated October 20, 2022

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Tambopata, Peru

Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick

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

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

Fruiting bodies of the parasitic fungus Ophiocordyceps emerge from the body of a fly in Tambopata National Reserve, Peru. This photo won top prize in the 2022 BMC Ecology and Evolution image competition.

Real Zombies and Body Snatchers Live Among Us

A creepy form of parasitism is one of evolution's favorite strategies, and scientists are starting to figure out how it works.
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