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About 4km from the center of Pucallpa, off the airport road, is Parque Natural (adult/
child S3/1; 9am-5pm) . This is an Amazon zoo set in lush grounds, with a museum dis-
playing Shipibo pottery and a few other objects, a small children's playground and a snack
bar. Buses heading to the airport can drop you here, or take a mototaxi for about S4.

Sleeping
All the following have rooms with bathrooms, fans and cable TV.

HOTEL

Antonio's Hotel $$
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( 57-3721; www.hotelantonios.com ; Progreso 545; s/d S100/120; ) Rooms
here are huge and have hot showers, nice tiled bathrooms, comfortable mattresses and
minifridges. One of Pucallpa's best swimming pools now awaits in the garden. Higher
rates cover airport pickup and air-con.

Grand Hotel Mercedes $$
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( 57-5120; www.grandhotelmercedes.com ; Raimondi 610; s S90-110, d S130-160;
) Pucallpa's first good hotel has recently had a sprucing up. All rooms now have air-
con and minifridges. There is a dated elegance to this clean, comfortable place, with its
gorgeous garden courtyard and swimming pool (also open to nonguests, S3).

HOTEL

Hotel Luz de Luna $$
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( 57-1729, www.hotelluzdelunaeirl.com ; San Martín 283; s/d/ste incl breakfast S130/
150/300; ) This offering sports ample rooms with plump beds, minifridges, tele-
phones and 21-inch TVs with DVD players. The top-floor restaurant boasts great views;
there is also a roof terrace and a cafe. Several suites with Jacuzzis are available.

HOTEL

Hospedaje Komby $
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( 57-1562; [e-mail]; Ucayali 360; s S50-70, d S65-95; )
Clearly in a quandary about whether to aim for budget or luxury, Komby has rooms that
veer between the two brackets. Accommodations overall are clean but basic, brightened
by the small pool.

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