Chaparri Lodge
Chaparri Lodge offers just 6 en-suite double cabins and five double rooms with shared bathroom facilities. All buildings are constructed in traditional style of local materials adobe and stone to ensure they blend into the environment, reduce the carbon footprint of importing materials and provide local jobs during construction. Hot water is provided from solar water heaters, Electricity is provided from solar panels and used waters are treated through a sedimentation tank and horizontal flow reedbed treatment system before being used for irrigation. An open air dining area maximises the visitor’s interaction with the local wildlife, with Peruvian White-tailed Deer and Sechuran Foxes being frequent visitors during meal times. Filtered drinking water is available at all times. The menu uses local produce where possible and is a fusion of traditional local cuisine with international elements prepared by staff from the local community – food cooked in the traditional earth oven is a particular speciality. All meals are served in a buffet style. Vegetarian options are available with prior notice. Around the lodge there are communal areas where one can swim in the pool in the stream, rest in a hammock or just sit back and enjoy the view.