The Mapajo community-owned shelter is located on the banks of the Quiquibey river in the Pilón Lajas Biosphere and Indigenous Territory Reservation that borders on the Madidi Park and is three hours from Rurrenabaque.
An interesting characteristic of Mapajo is its proximity to the Asunción de Quiquibey community, about ten minutes away on foot, which allows great interaction between the visitors to the Mapajo Shelter and the community itself, which is T´simane - Mosetene, two of the Amazonian ethnic groups that have best preserved their language and traditions.
The Mapajo shelter offers services from Rurrenabaque, the first part of the navigation is done in the wide and deep Beni river; when entering the Quiquibey river in the dry season, the upriver ride in motorboat is more difficult, and it might be useful to consider doing the last bit on foot. This part of the route, on foot, takes about an hour.
Mapajo has a cabin that doubles as a kitchen and dining area, a cabin with hammocks, individual cabins with shared bathroom facilities, and a couple of cabins with private baths. There are also well designed forest pathways, though without signs.
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