This February Delfin Amazon Cruises re-launched its renovated, 28-passenger Delfin II Amazon vessel. Owner Lissy Urteaga oversaw the remodeling and design of the new additions to the Delfin II, which include a lecture room, massage and exercise room, as well as various new amenities, all customized to maximize guest comfort…

Manu Wildlife Center Review A few months back, in April, I ventured once again to the southern Peruvian rainforest and to the Manu Wildlife Center, located in the buffer zone of the Manu National Park. Having already visited Chalalan lodge in Madidi National Park, Bolivia, and having later been on…

Macaw Project at the Tambopata Research Center

macaw project

A short boat ride from the Tambopata Research Center, a jungle lodge eight hours upriver from Puerto Maldonado, lies the largest known macaw clay-lick in the Amazon. On most mornings, hundreds of birds, including various species of macaws and parrots congregate at the clay, offering guests the unique opportunity to…

Your Luxury amazon cruise By Marisol | This 4-day, 3-night journey on the Delfin I has vastly exceeded my expectations. I had travelled on the Delfin I in 2007 (before it was refurbished into what it is now, and when it was much less luxurious), and on the Delfin II…