Figure 1
Posada Amazonas was built as a partnership between a private company and local community in 1996.
Figure 2
The community of Infierno lies between the Interoceanic Highway and the protected areas of Madre de Dios, Peru.
Figure 3
Oxbow lakes and the resident wildlife, including giant otters, are common pool resources managed for ecotourism.
Table 1
First 10 years: Financial Returns from the Ecotourism Venture to the Community.
| Total (1997–2007) | |
| Net profits reinvested | $310,737 |
| Net profits | $662,225 |
| Net bar profits | $117,730 |
| Guides | $195,894 |
| Part-time staff | $119,401 |
| Staff | $567,837 |
| Handicraft sales | $72,454 |
| Agricultural sales | $29,770 |
| Sales of construction materials | $215,000 |
| Ethnobotany tour | $87,030 |
| TOTAL | $2,378,080 |