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area lakes. There is a medicinal-plant trail and a 30m-high observation platform. The
lodge has 30 large double rooms with private showers and windows overlooking the rain-
forest. Electricity is only available a few hours a day.
EXPLORER'S INN $$
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Lima
( 01-447-8888, 01-447-4761; sales@explorersinn.com; Alcanfores 459, Miralores)
Puerto Mal-
donado
( 082-57-2078)
About 58km from Puerto Maldonado (three to four hours of river
travel), this pleasant lodge has 15 rustic double and 15 triple rooms, all with bathrooms
and screened windows. Around since the 1970s, it is more open than many other area
lodges, and has 38km of trails that can be explored.
| Lodge
CAYMAN LODGE AMAZONIE $$$
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| Lodge
( 082-57-1970;
www.cayman-lodge-amazonie.com
;
Arequipa 655, Puerto Maldonado; s/d 3 days & 2
nights US$400/560)
Some 70km from Puerto Maldonado, Cayman has an open, relaxing en-
vironment with banana,
cocona
(peach tomato) and mango trees in a lush tropical garden.
The rooms are a little on the small side, but are more than comfortable. One of its more
arresting features is the hammock house, from where you can watch the sun set over the
river.
LIBERTADOR TAMBOPATA LODGE $$$
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| Lodge
( 082-57-1726, 082-968-0022;
www.tambopatalodge.com
;
Prada 269, Puerto Maldonado; s/d 3 days & 2
nights US$417/676)
Set mainly near secondary forest, this considerably more luxurious lodge
is still within the Reserva Tambopata and boasts 12km of well-marked trails, spacious in-
dividual bungalows, tiled patios and well- manicured gardens. The overall effect is like a
set from the TV series
Lost
.
Punk Chickens
Listen carefully as your boat passes the banks of the Río Tambopata. If you hear lots of hissing, grunting and sounds
of breaking vegetation, it is likely that you have stumbled upon the elaborate mating ritual of one of the Amazon's
