The LIQUID JUNGLE LAB began its first operations at the beginning of 2004.

The LJL was created with the intention of providing a state of the art research facility for scientists in order to study the complex interactions of species in the tropical Americas. The lab also serves as an example of an ecologically conscientious facility that tries to minimize potential impacts on the pristine environment. A combination of photovoltaics, passive solar water heating, high tech waste water treatment, an active recycling program, and an organic farm, are ways that the LJL tries to live by example.