I just wanted to quickly comment on how impressed our travelers are with Chalalan. The company I work for, Adventure Life Journeys, has been sending our Bolivia travelers to Chalalan Lodge for years. Not only does the Chalalan have an important relationship with local communities, but furthermore it provides truly excellent services. Just to quote a few of our travelers:

"Our local guide was very knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and friendly. He spoke great English and had a wonderful sense of humor. The local crew was an unbelievable group that made our stay incredible. I had the trip of a lifetime and would drop everything and come back tomorrow if I could." - Z. Mottershead

"My visit to Chalalan, the eco-friendly safari lodge deep within the rainforest, was a truly authentic and enchanting adventure in this remote area. The lodge has been built and run by the people of the Tacana village of San Jose de Uchupiamonas, a village with over 390 years of history. They make all the visitors to Chalalan feel extremely welcome with their warm and friendly hospitality and professional customer service expertise. They have created a well-supplied camping area in the middle of Madidi National Park, which their village controls under a title granted by the national government.

The entire Chalalan experience was set up so as to give us the greatest possible exposure to the surrounding rainforest and its animal and plant life. Our guides were the most knowledgeable wildlife experts imaginable, with an uncanny knack at finding the wildlife we were most interested in seeing. I could not recommend an adventure trip more highly than this excursion into the beautiful country of Bolivia. This is the trip for anyone who wants to truly experience the rainforest from the eyes of the people who have lived there for centuries." - B. Olson

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Hi Nick,

Yes, Ashoka's Changemakers is in the process of translating all Spanish-language entries and this one will be translated too.

William B. (Nick) Niccolls
Seattle
WBNiccolls@msn.com

Crooked Trails
www.CrookedTrails.com.
Board Member & Finance Committee
HQ: Seattle, WA
Purpose:
Globally: community based tourism, work projects, home-stays, & cultural exchanges with partner villages. Also: Donor Trips to NGO Projects.
Seattle Area: Events & conducted by founders & visiting partners.

I would be interested in learning more about this. We

- Nick

William B. (Nick) Niccolls
Seattle
WBNiccolls@msn.com

Crooked Trails
www.CrookedTrails.com.
Board Member & Finance Committee
HQ: Seattle, WA
Purpose:
Globally: community based tourism, work projects, home-stays, & cultural exchanges with partner villages. Also: Donor Trips to NGO Projects.
Seattle Area: Events & conducted by founders & visiting partners.

I would be interested in learning more about this. We

- Nick

William B. (Nick) Niccolls
Seattle
WBNiccolls@msn.com

Crooked Trails
www.CrookedTrails.com.
Board Member & Finance Committee
HQ: Seattle, WA
Purpose:
Globally: community based tourism, work projects, home-stays, & cultural exchanges with partner villages. Also: Donor Trips to NGO Projects.
Seattle Area: Events & conducted by founders & visiting partners.

I would be interested in learning more about this. We

- Nick