From volunteer to Tambopata Macaw Project field coordinator. Hugo Cliff fell in love with the Peruvian Amazon participating in different projects that enriched his experience in natural environments. Hugo has participated in working as part of a team on an existing long-term project researching the altitudinal range of the Spectacled Bear at Wayqecha Biological Research Station, also observing and researching a family of six Giant River Otters, with a relatively recent breeding pair at Cocha Cashu Biological Research Station, Manu National Park and working as part of the core team at the Punta San Juan station to build knowledge of marine-coastal ecosystems and promote the conservation of biodiversity as a value of local and worldwide importance in the Punta San Juan Program in Peru.