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fourteen delightful natural river pools (open to
non-g
uests for Bs10) and a restaurant. A taxi
from town costs Bs10-15. Breakfast included.
Bs240
PARQUE MACHIA
Wara Yassi organization
04 4136572,
intiwarayassi.org
.
The park and refuge are man-
aged by the Inti Wara Yassi
Inti
organization, which relies largely on volunteers, many of
them young foreign travellers who stop here for a month or two. Volunteers must stay for a
minimum of fifteen days and can sleep in the Ca
sa de
Voluntarios dorm
itory
. It is also pos-
sible for travellers to camp here. Volunteer dorms
Bs100
;
camping/person
Bs10
PUERTO VILLARROEL
Alojamiento La Pascana
Just off the plaza. No phone.
A bit quieter, though no more com-
fortable, than some of t
he ot
her lodges in town,
La Pascana
has bare-bones, cleanish rooms
with shared bathrooms.
Bs50
Alojamiento Sucre
Opposite La Pascana. No phone.
This friendly pl
ace h
as a few spartan
rooms off a big dancehall (which can get very noisy on the weekends).
Bs50
EATING
VILLA TUNARI
Inexpensive food is available from stalls along the main road, though hygiene is not neces-
sarily the top priority. Most hotels have restaurants open to non-guests.
San Silvestre
On the main road.
The town's best restaurant is a huge open-walled place with
coconut trees and outdoor seating overlooking the river. The menu features a good range of
coffees and alcoholic drinks, plus pizzas, pastas and comida tipica, including local river fish
like the delicious
surubí
. Mains Bs18-45.
PUERTO VILLARROEL
There are a few restaurants selling cheap set almuerzos and tasty fried river fish.
