A conservation process in the Tambopata Province (Madre de
Dios) was initiated in Tambopata, where a group of naturalists and biologists
proposed the conservation of 10,000 hectares of rainforests in the middle
Tambopata River (January 3, 1977). This was established as "Zona Reservada Tambopata" (ZRT),
in the territory of the traditional tribe Ese'eja. It was created for the
conservation of the Amazon forest and for scientific research, as well as for
tourism. In July 1977, the government had an arrangement with the Peruvian
Safaris, owner of
