Since 1978, Inka Terra Asociación has turned scientific knowledge into action to protect biodiversity and support communities across Peru.
Research generates knowledge. Conservation protects it. Education shares it. Sustainable development helps it endure.
Explore our work
Protecting and restoring ecosystems, species and habitats through science-based action.
Sharing knowledge through field courses, training, outreach and hands-on learning.
Creating lasting value from biodiversity through sustainable production, ecotourism and forest-based livelihoods.
Our impact
Since 1978, ITA has built 48 years of field knowledge documenting 903 bird species , 372 native orchids and 29 species new to science.
Where we work
ITA works across distinct ecosystems and cultural landscapes, adapting its work to the environmental and social context of each place.
Cabo Blanco · Piura / Tumbes
Marine-coastal ecosystems, tropical dry forest and sustainable artisanal fishing.
Explore the landscapeSacred Valley · Cusco
Agrobiodiversity, traditional production systems, heritage and restoration.
Explore the landscapeTambopata · Madre de Dios
Biodiversity, restoration, ecotourism and sustainable forest-based activities.
Explore the landscapeMachu Picchu · Cusco
Cloud forest restoration, orchids, biodiversity and cultural heritage.
Explore the landscapeThe heart of our work
A permanent base in the Amazon where scientists, students and travelers can experience ITA’s work directly in the ecosystem — alongside the forest, the lab and the people working in the field.
Banding, point counts and acoustic monitoring build long-term knowledge of bird survival, movement and site fidelity.
A record of which species use the forest, when they appear and how wildlife activity changes across the landscape.
Scientific capacity brought directly into the Amazon, shortening the distance between collecting a sample and analysing it.
Biohuerto, Casa de las Vainillas and Palmetum bring together native and useful plants for study, conservation and interpretation.
Beyond the experience
A closer look at the places, ideas and initiatives that make ITA unique.
Field laboratory
The first laboratory of its kind in the Amazon, analysing samples where they are collected.
Explore GreenLab
ITA is exploring how biodiversity, its resources and healthy environments can open new paths toward human wellbeing.
Explore WellbeingLatest from ITA
Work in progress, open calls, courses, events and new publications from across ITA.
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Inkaterra’s hotels sit in the landscapes where ITA works. Part of ecotourism helps sustain the research, conservation and education behind them.
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