Center for Amazon Community Ecology Field Sites in Peru

November 01, 2012

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Green: Brillo Nuevo – Bora native village – field site for CACE research on essential oils and handicraft project

Purple: Jenaro Herrera – town and government research station – principal site for CACE copal research and craft purchases

Yellow: Chino – campesino village – major CACE handicraft partner

Red: Iquitos – capital city of Loreto – CACE base of operations in the region

Turquoise: Nueva Vida – Maijuna native village – potential CACE partner for handicraft and forest product projects





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