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(Vaca Diez at Avaroa; breakfast B$20-65; 8am-2pm & 6-10pm)
Healthy food is the
name of the game here, with all-day breakfasts, homemade pastries, vegetarian dishes,
soups, salads, you name it. The friendly owner is keen to make her guests happy, but her
breakfast is the priciest in town.
Restaurant Tacuaral $$
(Santa Cruz at Avaroa; mains B$18-38, sandwiches B$18)
This open-air eatery with
shaded sidewalk seating has an ambitious menu, covering breakfast to dinner. It's friendly
and popular, especially for its lasagna. The Mexican dishes won't have you tossing your
sombrero
into the air, but the sandwiches are huge.
INTERNATIONAL
Café Piraña $$
(Santa Cruz nr Avaroa s/n; mains B$15-50)
This Piraña has bite, with a great chill-out
area, delicious vegetarian and meat dishes, yummy breakfasts, lovely fresh juices, a lib-
rary and film screenings most nights upstairs.
INTERNATIONAL
Cherrie's Ice Cream Shop $
(Santa Cruz near Avaroa; ice cream B$6-25)
Sometimes you just need one, don't you?
This little kiosk has a variety of flavors, plus inventive sundaes and milkshakes to whet
your appetite.
ICE CREAM
CHOOSING A JUNGLE OR PAMPAS TOUR
Jungle and pampas tours are Rurrenabaque's bread and butter, but quality of service provided by the numerous
tour agencies varies considerably and in the name of competition some operators are much less responsible than
they ought to be. This is largely a result of over-demanding budget travelers expecting low prices with big results,
bartering prices down and compromising their own safety and levels of service in the process. In the interests of
responsible travel, consider the following carefully before you hand over your cash.
Not all companies provide the same level of service, and cheaper most definitely does not mean better. Local
authorities have set minimum prices at B$900 for a three-day, two-night excursion; be suspicious of any company
that undercuts those rates and do not barter for a lower price.
