Deep in the middle of the Peruvian Amazon, two childhood friends, Rusty Johnson and Stephan Jablonski, have left behind the comforts of home in New York to attempt to build a world-class resort in this exotic locale. In Travel Channel’s new original docu-series, Hotel Amazon, premiering on Monday, March 9 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, Johnson – a wildlife lecturer and humanitarian – pursues his dream of opening up a top-notch resort in the Amazonian jungle with the financial help of Jablonski – a New York firefighter and a winner on popular game show “Wheel of Fortune” – who risks all of his winnings to invest in making his longtime friend’s dream hotel a reality.