Location in Riberalta

Pisatahua’s Amazon Location

Pisatahua is an hour journey from the town Riberalta. The center operates on 80 hectares of private land within the Aquicuana Reserve.

Arriving to Riberalta, Bolivia

Plane: The airline Ecojet has daily flights to Riberalta with connections from nearly every major city in Bolivia. The prices on the Ecojet website are not accurate — Pisatahua can often help secure prices much cheaper than what you will find online. Please contact us and we’ll help organize your connecting flight to Riberalta together.

Bus: The journey by bus to Riberalta is an excellent way to explore the country and see areas where few travelers have been. The trip costs about 200 Bs ($30 usd) from La Paz and takes about 18 hours; from Santa Cruz about 24 hours. There are options to break up the journey and we can provide suggestions on interesting places to stay along the way.

* We meet guests in Riberalta and transport them to Pisatahua at no additional cost. If you have any questions about planning your arrival, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

The Aquicuana Reserve:

The Aquicuana Reserve (Área Protegida y Reserva Natural Aquicuana) is located about 25 kilometers from the town of Riberalta in the Beni Department of Bolivia. Its name, ‘Aquicuana,’ comes from the Tacana native language, meaning “land of the giant trees.”

In addition to our retreat center, the Reserve is home to two communities (San Jose and Warnes) and the picturesque lake, ‘Lago Aquicuana.’ In 2016, Pisatahua and the local communities worked to expand and formalize the protection of areas surrounding the lake. Together, the group established the Aquicuana Reserve, providing protection to more than 20,000 hectares of rainforest.

With the support of biology volunteers, Pisatahua’s been building an inventory of the plant and animal species to raise awareness locally and internationally of the need to protect this unique and diverse ecosystem. We’ve been amazed at the biodiversity discovered. Thus far we’ve identified more than 350 bird species alone.