Cultural Connection
Discover the living culture of the Amazon, where ancestral wisdom, local knowledge and ancient heritage teaches you the deep connection between human and nature from. Meet the true guardians of the forest.
“A cultural transmission in which the knowledge, behavior patterns, cosmological beliefs and culture per se are communicated and acquired. ”
We receive the visit of our neighbor from the Ese-Eja indigenous people. We welcome Enrique in our farm circle at the Lodge. Speaking his native language and Spanish, he shares his life and stories about their ancestral customs, heritage and the true story of how Enrique’s grandfather and his tribe were forced out of the forest by missionaries back in 1945. (Approx. 1.5 hour)
Finally, you can have a one-to-one talk with Enrique (your guide will translate). Check out the handcrafts and biojewelry made by the women of this family, an important economic activity Esa Eja women maintain until today.
We encourage you to bring some soles and buy some of their work to support them and to take an original organic piece of art as a gift for you or your loved one.
"Secrets in the kitchen are better when they are shared so that the culinary culture continues to live."
Bring your senses into the kitchen and learn about the incomparable Peruvian gastronomy. Join our chef in the art of preparing the delicious typical dishes of Peru and the Amazon jungle.
Take with you the recipe and Peruvian knowledge to enchant your kitchen with the unique flavor of Peru.
Authentic experience of cultural immersion into the life and rich ancestral culture of the Ese-eja indigenous tribe, original Amazonian people of the Bajo Madre de Dios river in Perú and Beni river in Bolivia.
We travel upriver for 1 hour to the Palma Real Native Community. We meet the women and amazing artisans of the community.
Through a guided experience, we learn and appreciate the Ese Eja ancestral culture, their artcraft with biojewelrey and basketry, directly contributing to the revaluation and preservation of this important Amazonian indigenous group.
¨A symbol of identity and harmony with nature, the living testimony of how the inhabitants of Madre de Dios learned to live in balance with the forest¨
Experience the Amazon Nut Route within the Tambopata National Reserve. Explore the forest and its cuisine alongside the people who live there.
Experience the Amazon nut harvest, an important sustainable economic resource for Madre de Dios, and learn about the value of the forest as a supplier of our food.
