El Jardín Alemán

El Jungle Lodge El Jardin Aleman was opened in January 1996 and is surrounded by 125 ha primary and secondary rainforest.To the Lodge belong apart from the hotel grounds 100 ha of protected rainforest on the banks of the Napo River. The resort is built on 5 ha.
The Lodge is located on the banks of Misahuallí River, a tributary of Napo River , which forms after about 1400 km, in Perú, the Amazon.

These rivers are so called White Waters. That means that they or their tributaries rise in the Andes Mountains and they always carry sediments along. This is also why they are relatively eutrophic and they look muddy and dirty because of the stirred up sediments. The opposite is Black Water. These rivers or lakes rise in the Amazon Basin by ground or rainwater; because of weathering of plants, they are very acid and dark, but clear and oligotrophic water.
The closest village to the hotel, 4 kilometers away, is  Misahuallí. For a long time Misahuallí village has seen the end of the road and the starting point for journeys into the Ecuadorian part of the Amazon rainforest, which was completely undeveloped until the discovery of petrol 30 years ago.

In the so-called upper Napo region live the indigenous Quichua. The main cultivation is among others the Yuca (the most important local staple food, a starch root), several species of bananas and rice (both imported from Asia, nowadays staple food), corn (mainly for feeding animals), coffee and cocoa (for sale) and fruits such as pineapple, papaya, citric fruits, avocado and chirimoya.
The plants, which will be presented by your guide during the jungle tours can only be a part of the unbelievable botanical diversity of the Amazon region. They are chosen because of their importance and utilization as food, medicinal plant, coloring, drug or building material for the natives.

Accommodation, Services and facilities:

• 20 double rooms with private  bathroom
• Restaurant and bar
• Jacuzzi with sun terrace
• River beach
• Pool-billiard
• Satellite TV in the hall
• Chapel
• Laundry Service
• Private parking place
• Electricity 110V/60 Hz
• Doctor and Drugstore in 2 km 
• Jungle tours in canoe and by  foot

Activities:
Staying at the Jungle Lodge El Jardin Aleman you will learn a lot about local people, their culture and believing. Feel the power of Indian nature!
In our wide gardens you can see macaws, monkeys, turtles, caimans, toucans and more.
Our jungle tours will bring you to the wildest stage of the nature! Please ask your travel agency for more details!