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[Qiana]

Hello,
I am plannign to got to Tena, in Napo province, Ecuador. I was just wondering if anyone has been there or knows any info about this place. I am interested in checkign out indigenous communities and rainforest life in general. Would be great to get any feedback if possible.
good things? bad things? any recomendations?
thanks in advance

[Jacinda]

I stayed in Tena on my way to misahualli.

From Misahualli we arranged our jungletour. We went the two of us on a jungletrip for 6 days. We had two guides and one of the guides sons. We payed $30 pr. day pr person (2000-prices). We first went in the rainforrest by boat, bus and walking. There we made rafts from balsa-wood. We floated down the river for a couple of days. We stayed in tents, and the guides caught fish and prepared all meals on a fire.
The last cuple of days we left the rafts and the river and walked in the rainforrest. There we stayed with two indian families, one of them where the relatives of one of the guides. The indians worked for the american oil-compagnies who had found oil in the forrest. It hurted to see all the problems caused by this.

I liked the trip very much, since we got to see and do so much different stuff.
It was very easy to arrange the trip in Misahualli, we just showed up and asked around the different places. There are so many places arranging tours. Must of them do 3 days tours, but we mannaged to find some to make us a longer trip.

In Tena we stayed at Hostal Travellers Lodging, who also arrange tours to the rainforrest. The cost of this place was $3 pr. person for a room with tv and bathroom.

Jacinda