The ACTS field station and canopy walkway are located within the 4,136-acre Napo-Sucusari private biological reserve of primary tropical rainforest in the upper Amazon basin of northeast Peru. The nearest airport is Iquitos, Peru. Transport to ACTS is by boat from Iquitos.
Field Station
The ACTS Field Station consists of a complex with short- and long-term accommodations for researchers, a dining hall, an open-air research laboratory, electricity, and running water. Solar batteries and a gasoline generator provide power.
Canopy Walkway
A short hike from the station is the ACTS aerial canopy walkway network. The walkway consists of a series of platforms and bridges that connect the area’s largest trees. ACTS has one of the longest canopy walkway systems in the world, extending horizontally throughout the tree-tops 500 m (1/3 mile) and reaching a maximum height of more than 35 meters (115 feet). This system of aerial platforms and pathways allows scientists to observe and study previously inaccessible parts of the rainforest. The Canopy Walkway is accessible to all and requires no special skills or equipment. Regularly maintained by Explorama Lodges for the exclusive use of its scientists and guests, the Canopy Walkway has extended research into an area where little is known and so much is left to be discovered.
Open Access Field Guides to the Loreto Region from the Field Museum.
Plants
Jenaro Herrera - common trees
Ríos Ere, Campuya y Algodón - common plants
Río Nanay - common plants
Río Putumayo - trees (timber)
Ríos Putumayo y Algodón - common plants
Río Yavarí - common plants
Río Yavarí - palms
Ríos Yavarí-Mirín, Corrientes y Pastaza - seeds
Zona Reservada Allpahuayo-Mishana - common plants
Zona Reservada Allpahuayo-Mishana - trees and shrubs
Zona Reservada Allpahuayo-Mishana - palms
Zona Reservada Allpahuayo-Mishana - Burseraceae key
Zona Reservada Allpahuayo-Mishana - fruits