Welcome

CHALALÁN is the story of a dream come true; a dream that was born in the Bolivian Amazon, in our community - San José de Uchupiamonas.

We have lived surrounded by magic and beauty in the MADIDI National Park jungle for over 300 years. This jungle sustains us and our families.

And now we invite you to share our heritage here at this Ecolodge built on the shores of the magnificent Chalalán Lagoon ready to welcome you, our guests.

We designed the Ecolodge to blend in with its environment using old building techniques and environmentally-friendly local materials. We paid attention to every little detail so that your adventure with us would be as comfortable as possible, making it a place for you to relax and enjoy the warm breeze, the sounds of nature and our delicious home cooking.

In CHALALÁN the jungle is your host and we are your guides, all you need to do is leave city life behind in Rurrenabaque and get ready to have a wonderful experience in another world. Our comfortable boats will take you up the rivers Beni and Tuíchi deep into an enchanted world.

We will lead you through a maze of paths around the Ecolodge so that you can discover the MADIDI National Park.

We are in one of the richest protected areas of the planet known by scientists as a "Biodiversity Hotspot", which is a priority for conservation weakened by the huge demand for development in the area. This tropical Andean hotspot has the highest biodiversity of plants endemic to the planet and is host to some 45,000 different plant species and over 1,000 tropical bird species whose songs will wake you up in the morning.

We know the value of this beauty that surrounds us and we are aware that it must be protected so for many years we searched for economic alternatives to prevent our young people migrating in search of a better life and to save our jungle from common destructive practices.

For you your visit is a chance to ensure the future of the MADIDI National Park for the generations to come and for us the people of San José de Uchupiamonas, CHALALÁN ’s history is the history of our commitment to nature.