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The lodge was created and is 100% owned & managed by locals from the community. The lodge is operated by a family and several workers, but all are from Pampa Caño village or originally from similar villages. The founders of Antares Amazon Lodge are a family and members of the community, Alan who were born and live in Pampa-Caño village. They are cocama-cocamilla indigenous descendants who have deep roots in the village. They offer a broad knowledge and appreciation of both the local culture as well as the biological attributes of the upper Amazon basin.

Alan’s mother and step father live in Pampa-Caño village. Alan descend from a large family of 12 children, Alan is the 11th child. After finishing primary school, he went on to study secondary school in a village called Miraflores to which he had to paddle a dugout canoe early 3 hours every morning.

ANTARES AMAZON TOURS Offers specialized excursions for anyone wishing to experience as well as serious birdwatchers where you will see many species of birds that are in this area. Professional fishermen will be taken to different lakes where you can catch fish such as a peacock bass or big piranhas, golden or tiger catfish, water monkey fish and arapaima gigas which is one of the biggest fish in the Amazon.

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Antares Amazon Lodge is an amazon rainfores hotel located near the village of Pampa-Caño approximately 116 kms (72.08 miles) west of Iquitos. Access is by road, Iquitos to Nauta, 1.2 hours and then by boat, Nauta to Antares Amazon Lodge, 1-2 hours. The lodge is located inside the creek of Pampa-Caño that takes the name of the village. It is a very unique environment as it has direct access to sections of the jungle with extensive fauna and flora which cannot be found in facilities closer to the city.

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