Amazon Peru

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The wood from Peru

Our Peruvian wood comes from certified forests in the Madre de Dios region. In addition to sustainable primary forest management, transportation to Lima is one of the biggest challenges. The route leads over steep Andean passes and is often impassable in the fall due to the heavy rainfall caused by the El Niño weather anomaly.

The forest

The forests of our Peruvian decking boards and wooden tiles are called “Madre de Dios” – meaning “Mother of God”. The wood from this Amazon region is characterized by its particular hardness and resistance.

However, only a fraction of the wood harvested in Madre de Dios comes from sustainable forestry. Responsible management of primary forests is significantly more complex, more expensive and more strictly regulated than non-certified management.

We are therefore particularly careful with our Peruvian wood. Only when independent inspections by non-governmental organizations certify the sustainability of the forest and its management do we allow it to be transported to the sawmill near Lima.

Cumaru decking boards

Cumaru decking boards

The certificate & the certifiers

We only import wood from Peru that has been certified by the FSC®®. This ensures responsible forest management and sets an example against illegal logging.

The city

The logs are transported over the Andes pass to a suburb of Lima, where they are processed into wooden tiles and decking boards.

Lima is the capital of the Andean state of Peru and also its economic center. Half of the national economic output is generated here. The city has experienced rapid population growth in recent years. In 1950, less than a million people lived in the city – today there are over 8 million in the metropolitan region, which has also incorporated the important port city of Callao in recent years.

The timber is shipped from Callao to Europe.

The port district of Callao in Lima, Peru

Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes

The country

Peru is located in the northwest of South America. The headwaters of the Amazon River rise in the Peruvian Andes and flow west from here into the Atlantic Ocean. They also cross the Selva, the tropical mountain and rainforest from which our wood comes.

Peru has enshrined the diversity of its ecosystems as national heritage in its 1993 constitution. 74 protected areas cover almost 15% of its land area. Alongside fishing, mining is one of the most important economic sectors. The rainforest has been affected by the massive exploitation of the rich ore, gas and oil deposits.

The path of wood

Amazon rainforest Brazil

Our wood from Peru

from 9,10 

Cumaru decking boards, FSC 100%
Price from: € 70 per m2, resistance class: 1

Advantages: ✓ best durability ✓ particularly robust and scratch-resistant

Disadvantages: ✗ Partly rough surface ✗ High force development

Tip: Sand the boards after the first weathering.

from 11,85 

Cumaru decking boards, FSC 100%
Price from: € 70 per m2, resistance class: 1

Advantages: ✓ best durability ✓ particularly robust and scratch-resistant

Disadvantages: ✗ Partly rough surface ✗ High force development

Tip: Sand the boards after the first weathering.

from 6,60 

Cumaru decking boards, FSC 100%
Price from: € 70 per m2, resistance class: 1

Advantages: ✓ best durability ✓ particularly robust and scratch-resistant

Disadvantages: ✗ Partly rough surface ✗ High force development

Tip: Sand the boards after the first weathering.

from 180,00 

from 185,00 

from 175,00 

Out of stock

from 9,55 

6,50 

Cumaru wood tiles, FSC 100%
Price: 72 € per m2, resistance class: 1

Advantages: ✓ best durability ✓ particularly robust and scratch-resistant

Disadvantages: ✗ Partly rough surface

Tip:Sand tiles after initial weathering.

6,50 

Garapa wood tiles, FSC 100%
Price: 72 € per m2, resistance class: 1-2

Advantages: ✓ smooth surface ✓ homogeneous, light color

Disadvantages: ✗ Fabrics containing iron lead to discoloration

Tip: patio cleaning removes discoloration

from 9,10 

Jatoba decking boards, FSC 100%
Price from: € 65 per m2, resistance class: 1-2

Advantages: ✓ smooth surface ✓ strong color and grain

Disadvantages:✗Unoiled tends to crack ✗ Colored ingredients wash out

Tip: Clean and oil decking boards after installation.