Los Amigos Conservation Area and Research Station - Map 3 1.2 2003/08/14 14:44:47 GMT-5 2003/08/14 16:35:32.473 GMT-5 John Janovec jjanovec@brit.org Adan Galvan jago@rice.edu Kyle Clarkson kclarks@rice.edu Mariyah Poonawala mariyah@rice.edu John Janovec jjanovec@brit.org Jennifer Drummond jenn@rice.edu

Map 3 Closer view of the location of the Los Amigos Research Station, sitting on a high bluff over the Madre de Dios River. Note the large purple spot to the left of the red location point. This is a huge Mauritia (Aguaje, Arecaceae) palm swamp that is being monitored for plant and animal diversity, and we are also beginning a study to valuate the economic potential of the Mauritia swamps in the Los Amigos Conservation Area.