Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Restaurante Moxos $$
(3 blocks north of plaza; mains B$30-40)
The already functioning restaurant, of the soon
to be functioning (maybe?) Hotel Ecoturístico Moxos. This is part of a Trinidad-run pro-
ject to provide a more upscale service for visitors.
INTERNATIONAL
La Cabaña del Gordo $
(St Esteban; mains B$20)
A local favorite that specializes in traditional Moxos dishes.
BOLIVIAN
Getting There & Away
San Ignacio is located smack-bang in the middle of the notoriously poor Trinidad-San
Borja road, which is impassable following periods of rain. From March to October, it's
four hours from Trinidad to San Ignacio, including the
balsa
crossing of the Río Mamoré,
but this route is often closed during the rainy season. If you're making your own way note
that the
balsa
closes at 6pm (it may stay open later at times of heavy traffic) and there are
no accommodations on either side, so check the timing before setting out.
By far the easiest access is from Trinidad, with
camionetas
(open-backed 4WDs) run-
ning when full from the
parada
at 1 de Mayo near Velarde (B$70, four hours). San
Borja-bound bus services pass through San Ignacio in the early afternoon but take consid-
erably longer (B$50, six hours). During intense periods of rain and during the festival,
flights to Trinidad may be offered. The tiny Moxos airport is at the top end of Av Aeropu-
erto but you'll have to ask around for information.
From San Borja, several buses to San Ignacio (B$40, five hours) theoretically leave
daily. In the wet season
camionetas
(per person B$100) replace the buses, but they are fre-
quently canceled if the drivers don't need the work. Sporadic departures to Rurrenabaque
leave during the dry season only, but it's usually easier to catch a lift to San Borja and take
one of the more frequent
micros
from there.
THE AMAZONIAN EL DORADO
In the Llanos de Moxos, between San Ignacio de Moxos and Loreto, the heavily forested landscape is crossed
with more than 100km of canals and causeways and dotted with hundreds of
lomas
(artificial mounds), embank-
