Company Overview
Our mission is to provide opportunity and promote conservation through partnerships with local communities and organizations. We focus on these key elements:
- Fostering environmental sustainability & preservation through conservation programs with the local rainforest communities
- Creating economic opportunity by involving the local community in the day-to-day operations of our lodge
- Helping develop and achieve sustainable community development programs specifically designed to empower small communities to thrive in an ever-changing world
Our guests have the opportunity not only to experience an amazing adventure but also be part of something much, much bigger.
Our Story
As part of partnership to improve local quality of life through ecotourism; the village of Ayacucho Tipishca invited Amazon Expeditions to build our lodge on their property at a place known as "Palo Verde" (Green Branch). The community calls this area of their property Palo Verde because of the vast number of Capirona trees in the area. These giant trees are smooth to the touch and the truck and branches of the Capirona tree are a rich dark green color - thus was born "Palo Verde Lodge". We have worked hard alongside our gracious hosts to build a beautiful ecolodge and an ever growing relationships with the surrounding communities.
Jason Springs, Cecil Stokes and Mike Dickerman (from left to right) operate Amazon Expeditions and Palo Verde Lodge from Charlotte, North Carolina. Carlos Pizango is our manager in Iquitos and for those of you who have been to our lodge you know that he is a talented individual who we are blessed to be working with. We are excited to have the privilege of doing this work and we invite you to experience the difference. Thank you for considering us as your tour operator in the jungles of Peru, we look forward to serving you.
