We account in our staff with professional guides, some of them are native young people of different “ethnic groups” such as: Arnaldo Corisepa, that belongs to the Huachipaeri ethnic group(Alto Madre de Dios River), skill, navigator, respectful and proud of his culture and the wealth of their forests, he is more than thirty years old, and approximately ten years of experience working tourism in the Manu National Park; Willy Corisepa, 29 years old, also belonging to the Huachipaeri ethnic group, strong and elegant , son of a famous Caciques in the area, expert in extreme expeditions, good hunter and good trail maker (that open ways).
The brothers Carlos and Juvenal are around 12 to 16 years old, they don’t know their birth date but they know the forest as well as theirs pockets, belonging to the Matsiguenka ethnic group of the Piñi Piñi river basin, never leave the jungle and live almost isolated together to their numerous family, logically they do not speak English but they accompany us in many of our walks showing us their incredible abilities.
Felipe Gomez, native of Diamante (Diamond) Community, near the confluence of the Manu and Alto Madre de Dios rivers, in the last years stood out for being one the best boat driver into the Manu National Park. Nowadays, to his 46 years he has a lot experience, he is in charge of the Lupuna Reserve where he has been living for already 8 years, and knows better than anyone the wild life in this reserve, that works as a base for all our excursions.
THE TRANSPORT
The kind of vehicle we use for the trip will depend on the quantity of passengers involved on it and also in the kind of tour we make. To enter into the Amazon Basin we use double traction minibuses with capacity for around 8 to 9 passengers. In case of having bigger groups we use regular buses.
The fluvial navigation is over wood canoes of 16 meters long with 2 tons of lifting capacity, provided with roof and comfortable seats for 10 passengers apart of the guide and the staff. This canoe is run by an out of board Motor Yamaha 60Hp or a Jhonson 55 – 65 Hp, also small canoes and river rafting boats depending on the kind of tour.
THE LODGES
Although it is certain, our lodges are not characterized for being luxurious, nevertheless we have all the basic services and we are very concern about the cleaning of the lodges that we use during our trips.
We have the “Lupuna” Reserve, which covers around 35 hectares of private forest, the “Lupuna Reserve” apart of been a magnificence forest we have a basic accommodation there with showers and toilettes and at the moment capacity for 9 beds distributed in one familiar room and three double rooms, each bed has mosquito netting, sheets and blankets. For those people that require a superior quality of lodgings we use other private ones with an additional cost depending of the kind of service required.
CAMPSITES
For the special trips as expeditions inside of the forest where there are not visitors, we are provided with good camping equipment as tends covered with mosquito nettings, mattresses, first aid, always we take anti-ophidics and poison extractor.
Our campsites cover satisfactorily the necessary conditions such as safety and care to ensure protection and comfort for overnight in the environment that surrounds us, we are provided with waterproof tents equipped with nets, double roof and comfortable mattresses.
The bathrooms, mess halls and kitchens have been built in a simple and practical style, made of native materials from the area, to ensure adequate protection and functionality for the entire group during the trip.
