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Amazon - Family Adventure
Family Explores the Amazonas Rain Forest
By RICK SAMMON (Associated Press) The Ariau Amazon Towers Hotel -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ http://www.ariauamazontowers.com/family-article.htm The Ariau is perhaps the most interesting place we've stayed on the planet. Built entirely on long stilts (so the rooms don't flood during the height of the rainy season), the Ariau is a complex of circular towers that house guest rooms, meeting rooms and dining areas. One of the main attractions - for kids, anyway - are dozens of spider and squirrel monkeys that literally hang out - morning, noon and night. Although they are wild animals, the monkeys are used to being fed seeds and fruit by the guests. Each day, hand-feeding of these curious creatures was a highlight for my son, who actually had more than a few monkeys jump on his head, shoulders and back. The monkeys are smart. They try to get into the towers (which are totally enclosed by a wire mesh) where they can find food in the restaurant and guest rooms. They even know how to unlatch door handles and push open doors. One day, we heard a knock at our door. That's right. It was a monkey. Startled, my wife slammed the door and the monkey ran away. From then on, we kept the door locked at all times. We stayed with the Ariau's activities program for few days, all of which began with a longboat ride. One day we went piranha fishing. Unfortunately, our group did not catch a fish, but another group caught five. One wound up floating in piranha soup that evening. Read the rest at: http://www.ariauamazontowers.com/family-article.htm www.AriauAmazonTowers.com for a written brochu |
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