At
home in the jungle
By
Amazonarium
Destination:
Iratapuru
River Extractivist Community of about 30 families. On the
left banks of Jari River, at the mouth of Iratapuru River,
few kilometers upstream from Santo Antonio Falls. 1 hour
and 15 minutes boat ride from Monte Dourado, in the state
of Pará.
Their main economic activity is extraction of brazil-nuts
and rubber.
Interest:
cultural
exchange, hikes in the forest guided by brazil-nut gatherers,
boat rides on the rapids of Iratapuru River and Santo Antonio
falls, brazil-nut cookie factory run by COMARU - Mixed Cooperative
of the Iratapuru River Extractivist Producers, known as
one of the most successful sustainable development projects
in the Amazon.
Maximum
group size:
4
people
Departure
dates:
All
year round
Description:
In
our homestay program, you have the rare opportunity to spend
time with a riverine family. This program promotes local
culture and customs and encourages the preservation of the
knowledge and traditions of the forest people. It also offers
you a rare opportunity to get an insider's view of life
in the backwaters and remote areas of the Brazilian Amazon.
Facilities:
diesel
generator providing electricity until 9:30 p.m., school
building, public restrooms, fast boats (available for evacuation),
and radio.
Housing
and food:
hammocks,
few pieces of furniture, if any, latrine used as toilet,
river bathing, gas lamp or candles. Meals consist of breakfast
(bread, butter, milk, coffee and chocolate powder, fruits),
lunch (rice and beans, pasta, meat, fish or chicken, tomato
salad and fruit juice), and dinner (same as lunch).
Preparation:
literature
and briefings to minimize visitors' impact on the local
cultures. The briefings are designed to enhance your understanding
of local cultures and to help you better interpret local
cultural values.
Includes:
accommodation
in family house; roundtrip transportation Monte Dourado/community;
food and mineral water (optional, since the community has
treated water); hammocks and mosquito nets; guided hikes
in the forest; 2 day boat ride on the rapids of Iratapuru
River; boat ride to Santo Antonio Falls on Jari River; bilingual
guide, reading materials on Amazonian human ecology, cultural
differences and similarities and culture shock; 10% conservation
and social fee.
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