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Tapir Lodge
Tapir Lodge is located in the northeastern Province of Sucumbíos, in the upper Ecuadorian Amazon region, within the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, and was built in partnership with the family members of the local Siona Community. In order to meet the required and appropriate ecological standards, Tapir Lodge shares with them the Eco-tourism activities and profits. This in turn allows us to offer our guests the best facilities in the heart of the Amazonian Rainforest. Our accommodations are first rate, offering our guests a comfortable and relaxing experience. All of our rooms have a private bathroom, with hot running water and are outfitted with water-containers providing our guests with purified water. Tapir Lodge has designed a variety of itineraries containing high quality activities like birdwatching canoeing, cayman watching, piranha fishing, rainforest treks and visiting indigenous communities. Our philosophy to cause minimum disturbance of the rainforest, led us to the implementation of our bio-digester. This eco-friendly device (a plastic “sausage like container”) is located in the back of our main tower, which allows the transformation of fecal matter and black waters, into methane gas and “Biol” (processed organic material), which is then returned back into the rainforest as fertilizer which is also used in our Lodge. Tapir is also a pioneer in the use of alternative energies, being the only Lodge in Cuyabeno to use solar panels for the production of electricity.
| Firstname | Juan |
|---|---|
| Lastname | León Mera |
| Postal Address | Quito Pichincha Ecuador |
| Phone Number | (593)254 6376 |
| Webpage | http://cuyabenoecuador.com/joomla |
| Released | 27/05/2023 |
| Country | Ecuador |
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| Topics | Value Chain Management & Fair Trade |
| Operational level | Unspecified |
