Which of these items doesn’t belong in the Amazon rain forest: an anaconda, a piranha, a giant spider… or a masseuse?
That was a trick question; they all belong, even the masseuse, since at least a dozen new resorts have sprouted up in the Amazon.
Larry Rohter of the New York Times visited several new hotels in the heart of the jungle. One is right on the river, another up in trees, but all are built with the comfort wealthier travelers have come to expect. While Rohter claims most of the lodges aren’t “luxurious” (you might not be able to run the air conditioner and the shower at the same time), they are far cry from a $3-a-night hammock hanging over a dirt floor.
Read is his captivating report here.