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The Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve is a state conservation unit located in the heart of the Amazon, between the Amazon, Japurá and Auati-Paraná rivers. Mamirauá is the largest reserve in lowland ecosystem in the Brazilian Amazon, with an extension of 1,124,000 ha.
Inserted in the Central Corridor of the Amazon, it is part of the Amazon Biosphere Reserve, in addition to being one of the reserves recognized by the Ramsar Convention - which protects floodplains of great relevance.
Every year the reserve goes through a time of low and high water levels, a variation of about 10 to 12 meters! This highly dynamic environment required adaptation by everyone who inhabits it: riverside and indigenous people, flora and fauna (which is why we have many endemic species).
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Opened in 1998, Uakari Lodge is managed through shared management between the Mamirauá Institute and the communities of the Mamirauá Reserve. An association, AAGEMAM (Association of Ecotourism Assistants and Guides of Mamirauá), was created by the residents themselves in order to organize tourism management and strengthen community organization.
The operationalization of Uakari Lodge is a line of action of the Mamirauá Institute's Community-Based Tourism Program.
The majority of employees are from riverside communities, from management to local guides, maids, cooks, assistants and caretakers. The Pousada team works on a rotation system, each person works an average of 10 days a month and then returns home. The objective is that there is no dependence on tourism and they can continue carrying out their traditional activities.
