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Los Siete Altares
(The Seven Altars; admission Q20) About 5km (1½-hours' walk) northwest of Lívingston along
the shore of Bahía de Amatique, Los Siete Altares is a series of freshwater falls and pools.
It's a pleasant goal for a beach walk and is a good place for a picnic and swim.
Follow the shore northward to the river mouth and walk along the beach until it meets
the path into the woods (about 30 minutes). Follow this path all the way to the falls. Boat
trips go to the Seven Altars but if you're a walker, it's better to go by foot to experience
the natural beauty and the Garífuna people along the way. About halfway along, just past
the rope bridge is Hotel Salvador Gaviota, serving decent food and ice-cold beers and soft
drinks. You can stay out here, too.
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Tours
A few outfits in Lívingston offer tours that let you get out and experience the natural won-
ders of the area. Exotic Travel OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 7947-0133; www.bluecaribbeanbay.com ;
Calle Principal, Restaurante Bahía Azul) and Happy Fish Travel OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 7947-0661;
www.happyfishtravel.com ; Calle Principal, Restaurante Happy Fish) are both well-organized operations.
Happy Fish gets extra points for supporting community tourism initiatives in the area and
their willingness to share information on how you can visit many of the local attractions
without a guide.
The popular Ecological Tour/Jungle Trip (Q90 including lunch) takes you for a walk
through town, out west up to a lookout spot and on to the Río Quehueche, where you take
a half-hour canoe trip down the river to Playa Quehueche. Then you walk through the
jungle to Los Siete Altares, hang out there for a while, and walk back down the beach to
Lívingston. This is a great way to see the area, and the friendly local guides can also give
you a good introduction to the Garífuna people who live here.
The Playa Blanca tour goes by boat first to Los Siete Altares and then on to Playa
Blanca, the best beach in the area, for two or three hours. This trip goes with a minimum
of two people and costs Q100 per person.
Happy Fish offers a return boat trip (Q200) just along the canyon section of Río Dulce
(the most interesting and picturesque part) which gives you more time to enjoy the trails,
bird-watching, etc than the 'tour' given on the public lanchas . They also run tours to
Cueva del Tigre, a community-run tourism project 8km from Lívingston (Q160 for a tour,
or they'll tell you how to get there on your own) and for transport to Lagunita Creek
( Click here ) , another community-operated tourism initiative.
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