Home Page - About Us - Paseos Amazonicos' Services

PASEOS AMAZONICOS
About Us

PASEOS AMAZONICOS JUNGLE LODGES started its services as jungle tour operator in the beginning of 1975, having the city of Iquitos in the northeastern Peruvian Amazon Department of Loreto as its operation base.

Manuel (Caruso) and Luz Peña began what would be a life long passion of Amazon adventure. Both Manuel and Luz, a retired Faucett Airlines pilot and flight attendant, decided to leave Lima taking their three young children and establish in Iquitos, where Manuel was born and spent his childhood. First they began the construction of a hotel in the city, namely Hostal Ambassador and soon they created a new company "Transportes Turisticos Ambassador" that later transformed into "Paseos Amazonicos Ambassador".

The service offered to tourists in the beginning was a full-day boat excursion on the Amazon River. Nevertheless the visitor's interest to enlarge their jungle experience made it indispensable for the Peña's to broaden the service in order to make known the natural, social, cultural and ecological values of this marvelous region.

In 1976 the company had its first Amazon jungle lodge, the Amazonas Sinchicuy Lodge, during a time when this kind of facilities were scarce in the Amazon rainforest due to the challenge implied in the construction of a building both comfortable and environment friendly. Recruiting workforce proved to be another challenge; the lodge staff was selected from neighbor river communities and trained to perform efficiently. The hospitality establishment experience gained with Hostal Ambassador in Iquitos was important to accomplish the best results in the Amazonas Sinchicuy and later in the Tambo Amazonico Lodge and the Tambo Yanayacu Lodge.

Paseos Amazónicos Jungle Lodges determined to carry out "responsible tour operations" as one of its first policies to reduce negative environment impacts. Paseos Amazónicos Jungle Lodges believes that one of the keys to accomplish preservation projects is to teach ecology related subjects to its personnel and to the people of the communities within its operation areas. In recent years, the company has focused its attention to promote sustained development through eco-tourism in these communities. Currently there are several projects oriented to improve well-being of these populations and the natural environment with which they interact.

PERSONNEL

STAFF
Paseos Amazónicos Jungle Lodges has qualified personnel both in its administrative offices in Lima City and in jungle operations in Iquitos area, many with years of wise experience that go back to the company's beginnings, others a bit younger with innovative ideas and eagerness to reach the goals set by the company aimed to our clients satisfaction without leaving aside the preservation of the resources found in the rainforest. Paseos Amazónicos Jungle Lodges permanent training program keeps personnel updated on the techniques and knowledge to respond according to today's high-standard tourist market demands.

GUIDES
Paseos Amazónicos Jungle Lodges has a select group of guides with work experience in the jungle and the city; most of them are native to this region, knowledge on the flora, fauna, the people of the Amazon and their traditions, customs and rich mythology. They speak more than one language besides Spanish, ecology defenders and oriented to use interpretation as the best mean to enrich visitors experience.

Paseos Amazónicos Jungle Lodges' guides have training and workshop sessions that help them refresh or gain knowledge, learn new techniques that will be useful to achieve valuable experiences with the visitors they will work with.

MISSION
To offer eco-tour and adventure programs for traveler seeking a harmony-with-nature experience; sense-awakening him or her through correct interpretation about environment preservation and conservation as well as sustained development of the native Amazon people.

VISION
To be leaders as eco-tourism service providers committed with environmental education, green culture and sustained development of native communities in Peru's Amazon Rainforest.

OBJECTIVES
Paseos Amazónicos Jungle Lodges is committed to achieve the following objectives:

• To aware all members of our organization, native communities within our operations area, suppliers, clients and visitors, about the importance of natural resources’ preservation and conservation as well as best environmental practices applied in our facilities both in city and in jungle.

• To promote good relationships between eco-tourism participants (staff, locals and visitors).

• To encourage best sustainability practices in native communities that will result in better life standards for a healthier environment for today’s and tomorrow's generations.

• To acknowledge the communities' right to partake of the benefits from well managed ecotourism in which they have actively participated and observed the imposed sustainability parameters of the environment where they live.

• To encourage and strengthen the value of the resources provided by the Amazon rainforest as part of the national tourist offer.

• To develop the most adequate means for visitors’ achievement of physical, mental and spiritual improvement experiences in each one of the ‘approach to Nature’s and Amazon-Culture’ programs.

Principles and Values

• Responsibility

• Honesty

• Compromise

• Cooperation

• Perseverance

• Service

• Self-improvement

SERVICES
As tour operation pioneers in the Peruvian jungle and the majestic Amazon River, Paseos Amazónicos Jungle Lodges provides quality service to satisfy its passengers.

Recommended by
Lonely Planet 2007