Hotel de Selva El Puente

Amazon Basin


This gorgeous place is set in 22 hectares of rainforest 4km outside Villa Tunari. Handsome (though basic) stone cabins center on a courtyard, and there's a hammock salon on the top floor of reception. The big attractions here are ‘Las Pozas,’ 14 idyllic natural swimming holes (B$15 for nonguests) deep in the forest.

The hotel is run by Fremen Tours. It's near the Ríos San Mateo and Espíritu Santo confluence. From the center it's B$10 by moto-taxi or B$20 by taxi.


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