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Sandoval Lake Lodge is the only lodge inside the Tambopata National Reserve and is an ecotourism partnership with the five families that own most of the land surrounding the lake.
These local community members receive 49% of the net profit from the lodge, and some community members are also paid lodge employees. Sandoval Lake Lodge had 4,500 guests in 2009, making it one of the top three lodges in the Tambopata region.
Additionally, the lodge contributed $19 per tourist to the Tambopata Reserve, a total of $85,000 in 2009. This total represents 60% of the visitor fees paid to the Tambopata Reserve, more than the combined total contributed by all of the other 15 lodges of the region. Lodge employees and the lake community members protect the lake. |
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The lodge, which has 25 double-occupancy rooms with electricity, overhead fans, hot water showers, and flush toilets, overlooks the largest and most attractive of the four oxbow lakes in the Tambopata National Reserve/Bahuaja-Sonene National Park.
The primary attractions for visitors are the uniquely beautiful palm forest rimming the western banks of the lake, resident Giant Otters, seven species of monkeys, a variety of water birds, and one of the world’s largest concentrations of Red-bellied Macaws. Brown Capuchin Monkeys, Bolivian Squirrel Monkeys, and Red Howler Monkeys are particularly visible and amusing as they forage at close range in bushes along the lake edge. |
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