MAHATU HOSTEL AND JUNGLE LODGE
With ¨Here are the keys of your house¨ you will be received by your
host Gustavo Rene. And indeed, you will feel like being home, enjoy the cosy jungle garden in Leticia downtown and the facilities
such as kitchen, hammocks, free use of bikes and computer.
Gustavo Rene, has studied and worked serveral years in Europe, before
returning to his native country Colombia. His fluency in Spanish, Portuguese, English, Dutch and French will help international
guests.
As ambitious hobby gardener Gustavo Rene has created a downtown
jungle garden with typical Indian Maloka hut, and plants from the region,
Mahatu Leticia is a small family-style jungle hostel with a capacity of 8
beds, offering dorms, singles and doubles from 17.000 COP (Colombian Pesos) per night and person.
The jungle town Leticia is an ideal and inexpensive starting point for
jungle tours, visits to indigenous communities and nearby natural parks. ¨Mahatu¨ will be glad to provide you reliable information
about any option you are looking for.
INFORMATION AND RESERVATION COLOMBIA:
CRA 7 - No. 9 - 69
Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia
phone:
+57 3115391265 (Colombia)
+55 92 30872503 (Brasil)
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THE JUNGLE TOWN LETICIA - AMAZONAS - COLOMBIA
Leticia is located in triple border with Tabatinga
(Brasil) and Santa Rosa (Peru) and acessible by plane (from Bogota and Iquitos) or boat (from Iquitos or Manaus) only.
The regualar boat from Manaus to the sister town Tabatinga takes 7 to 9 days, the boat from Iquitos to Santa Rosa 3
days. From Bogota Leticia can be reached only by plane.
Even though it is a remote Colombian city, Leticia is very
peaceful and isolated from the problems of the rest of the country (FARC). The origin of the name ¨Leticia¨ is misterious,
one legend states, that a soldier felt in love with an indian woman, and named the settlement after her name.
Most Letician inhabitants work for government authorities
(army, police, administration), some earn their livelyhood by means of fishing and tourism. The five star DECAMERON
hotel chain has recently opened their TICUNA lodge downtown.
Popular are jungle trips to the nearby Amazon jungle, the
natural reserve MARASHA in Peru, the national park AMACAYACU, the Ticuna settlement PUERTO NARINO and the visit of communities
of the TICUNA, YAGUA, HUITUTO and BORA tribes. Near the tributary river YAVARI can be found zones with virgin
tropical forest, the natural reserve PALMARI and MATIS and MAYURUNA indians.
¨MAHATU¨ means ¨cosmic love¨, ¨heart¨ in Rapanui, the
language of Eastern Island. Many of our customers are falling in love with the jungle town Leticia, and are revisiting and
recommending us. Read our page ¨GuestBook and References¨.
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