Top Peruvian Amazon tourist destination invaded by gold-miners

Interview with environmental activist Victor Zambrano on his work protecting the Tambopata National Reserve in Madre de DiosThe World Travel and Tourism Council predicts that travel and tourism’s “total contribution” to Peru’s GDP will exceed 11% by 2026, but how well, in the long-term, is Peru protecting its best tourist assets? Among foreign tourists easily the most popular destination in the country’s lowland Amazon region is the 274,000 hectare Tambopata Nationa