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The Amazon lodge is in one of the most fascinating environments in the world containing many ecosystems, and what every visitor leaves with is a much better idea as to how this jungle is conserved, it is not just a hotel but a project, not just tourism but ecotourism. Much of what Christina and Jaques, owners of the hotel focus on is education, spreading the knowledge of how to conserve these ecosystems in the long term. The vast knowledge of the inhabitants of the Amazon is passed on to the guests through the local guides, whose employment makes this adventure unique and extremely special. There is however another reason that the locals are employed. The extra work created by the hotel gives the indigenous peoples an alternative means of making money, the alternative to which is the removal and use of the materials from the forest. This employment is therefore a teaching aid to locals as well and does much to preserve these ecosystems.
Your guide in Rio, Vitor, will help you get to know and understand the city from a local’s point of view. Employing local people will allow you to step out of the tourist bracket, and discover much more of this city than usually possible. Equally important to us, because of how much the business and the clients gain from them is giving these locally sourced staff the opportunity to earn money, improve their English and show off their home to you. They are immensely proud of their city, making them extremely good at their job, energetic and fun.
Your pousada on the ‘costa verde’ provides a vital revenue stream for the people of this small fishing village, where all staff and their family members live. The pousada is perfectly integrated into its surroundings and due to its size, does not upset the balance of this small community, where life goes on as it has done for generations. All food and materials are sourced from the village where possible; the fish for dinner will have been caught by fishermen earlier that day and vegetables come from local gardens.
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