Access:
The area is best reached overland by the Lima-Arequipa-Cusco-Puerto Maldonado route (2,024 km), which takes around 42 hours. Another recommended route is via Lima-Nazca-Abancay-Cusco-Puerto Maldonado (1,619 km) which takes around 43 hours. One can also reach the area in a combination of overland and river routes.
The route runs from Cusco to Paucartambo-Salvación and from Boca Manu-Colorado down the Madre de Dios River as far as Puerto Maldonado. The trip takes around 4 days. There are also flights from Lima, (an hour-and-a-half) and Cusco (45 minutes).
