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( 52-3777; Grau 243; s/d/tr S25/50/75; )
Family run and friendly, this place has
quiet, clean, elementary rooms with cold water showers, all with exposed brick walls and
windows to the inside. A very solid budget option.
Hospedaje Misti $
( 52-2439; Prado 341; s/d/tr from S25/45/50)
The skinny, leafy courtyard that frames
the rooms redeems the typically modest dwelling here. Tiny bathrooms with cold water
leave little maneuvering room, but you get a TV and ceiling fan - good shoestring value.
No extra charge for the kitschy '80s office furniture.
GUESTHOUSE
Hotel Nilas $$
( 52-7331/2;
www.hotelnilas.com
; Moyobamba 173; s/d incl breakfast S130/180;
)
This kitschy lower midrange choice has a palm-fringed 3rd-floor and inviting
pool that gives it an edge in this price range, though the spacious rooms are nothing spe-
cial and truth be told, could do with a visit from the fashion police. Amenities include a
gym, restaurant and conference center tucked away among the maze of cheery floors.
HOTEL
Eating
Don't leave Tarapoto without trying
inchicapi
(chicken soup with peanuts, cilantro and
yucca) or
juanes
(steamed rice with fish or chicken, wrapped in a banana leaf).
La Patarashca $$
(
www.lapatarashca.com
; San Pablo de la Cruz 362; mains S13-32; )
Outstanding re-
gional Amazon cuisine is on tap in Patarashca's casual 2nd-floor dining room. Don't miss
the salad made of
chonta,
thin strips of a local hearts of palm, with avocados doused in
vinaigrette; or the namesake
patarashcas,
heaping platters of giant shrimp or fish served
soaking in a warm bath of tomatoes, sweet peppers, onions, garlic and
sacha culantro
(a
type of cilantro) wrapped in a
bijao
leaf. Avoid wild
paiche
from October to February,
which its commercial fishing is prohibited due to near commercial extinction.
AMAZONIAN/REGIONAL
Tío Sergio Fast Food Amazonico $
PERUVIAN
