Tropical

Amazon Basin


This is Riberalta’s most upscale restaurant, located near the airport, leading the residents to nickname it tropicarísimo (very expensive…). Gargantuan portions of meat, chicken and fish accompanied by salad, rice and fried manioc feed three normal-sized people. Thankfully the profusion of animal skins is now gone; the walls are decorated Christmas-tree style, full of hanging ornamentations like baskets, wooden sculptures and sombreros.


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1. Cathedral

0.53 MILES

Riberalta’s cathedral is a wonderful structure in classic Missionary style, wide and elegant, built using red brick and cedar. It sits on the main square…

2. Paseo Turístico La Costanera

0.76 MILES

This well-maintained walking path on Riberalta’s river bluff overlooks a broad, sweeping curve of the Río Beni and affords the standard Amazonian view…

3. Area Protegida Municipal Aquicuana

9.41 MILES

This lush jungle reserve 22km north of Riberalta (B$30 by moto-taxi) is a great spot for bird-watching, wildlife watching (particularly caimans and…

4. Tumichucuá

10.91 MILES

Tumichucuá is a small community about 25km south of town (B$30 by moto-taxi) toward ‘El Triángulo’ (the road junction to Cobija). There is a lake for…