| JUNGLE CABINS |
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| Dawn on the Amazon has the perfect deal for backpackers, travelers with only a few days to stay in Iquitos, or tourists on a tight budget who do not want to spend extra money on a jungle lodge or a fancy river boat expedition, but still want an Amazon rain forest experience. This is good for peacock bass fishing, bird watching, collecting ornamental fish or insects, hiking, exploring the Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve, touring Iquitos, swimming, observing, and communing with nature. |
| We own a small piece of property on the edge of the native village of Llanchama, near the border of Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve. We built a small cabin overlooking a beautiful natural lake or cocha. The house is built in |
| the native fashion with a thatch roof and walls that go half way to the roof to provide privacy and for ventilation. We use it as our private fishing hole to get away from it all, and we go to our birdwatching paradise every time we have the opportunity. |
| I want you to understand it is primitive. Bring a flashlight and extra batteries for each member of your party. There is no electricity in Llanchama. We sleep on mats or in hammocks under mosquito nets. I keep a couple of canoes there. We cook over a charcoal fire, under a thatch roof. It is an authentic Amazon experience, living like the ribereños, except we take pure |
| water with us, and some nice condiments for cooking. |
| Llanchama is beyond the end of the road. It is an old fashioned fishing camp that requires a 30-45 minute hike through the jungle to get to. We can leave Iquitos and be fishing two hours later. Personally, I love it, and, if you are an outdoors person who likes hiking and camping, you will love it too. We have a cool spring for bathing. The people of the village are friendly. The lake is full of fish. The Llanchama cocha is a wonderful body of water connected to the Nanay River by a short narrow channel. The river and the cocha are great for canoeing and fishing. If you want to fish you should bring your own favorite essential fishing gear, or rent gear from Dawn on the Amazon. Some of the villagers supplement their income by collecting ornamental fish from the cocha. You will enjoy learning how they catch, store and get the aquarium fish to market. Birders, hikers, and nature lovers will like the proximity to Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve. Jungle Cabins Contact me and let me know what your interests are. As always there are many options. I have a lot of hard earned experience to share and good people to do the cooking, fish cleaning, and heavy lifting. The Jungle Cabins are the best value for your money in Iquitos. Give us 2 or 3 days and we will give you a whole new story to tell. |
| This is your cabin |
| This is your view |
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