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Flooded Jungle Areas around Tabatinga Benjamin Constant 40km from Tabatinga Restaurante and Hotel CABANA Near ATALAYA DO NORTE Reserva and jungle lodge Palmari Indian Tribes near Tabatinga	TABATINGA, located 1105 km in direct line from Manaus, was in the 18th century a military post founded by Fernando Costa Ataide Teives. The name of the city has indigenous origin. In the Tupi language Tabatinga meas white sand.   The access to Tabatinga from Manaus is daily by plane (TRIP and RICO airlines) and twice a week by boat. A fast boat (REGINA) is leaving every Tuesday Manaus to arrive in Tabatinga 36 hours later.   Compared to the Colombian sister-town LETICIA, the possibilities of Hotel and Hostel accommodation and tourist attractions are limited. Most jungle tours are organized by operators from Leticia.   There is in front of the port a new ¨praca turistico¨ with restaurants, bars and live music during weekends.   Favourite dancing spots - mainly on weekends - are the SCANDALOS disco and the more popular GAROTINHO dacing hall. The upmarket restaurants are CASA FAZENDA and TRES FRONTEIRAS restaurants. New small bars, especially for lovers and friends, are now being opening in the indigenous COMARCA district.   The main transport in Tabatinga is the motorbike. The price per ride is R$ 2.-. During the day there is a shuttle bus (every 15 minutes) from Tabatinga (COMARCA) to LETICIA.   Places worth to visit in and around Tabatinga:   COMARCA:  Indigenous village of the TICUNAS.   BENJAMIN    town, 40 km from Tabatinga. CONSTANT: Cool nightlife. The restaurant                  CABANA outside the city has                  fishing lakes and huts for rent.   RESERVA    Close to Atalaya do Norte. PALMARI:   Access by road (combi) from                 Benjamin. Budget jungle lodge                 at the JAVARI river, the                 entrance to indian tribes.                 www.palmari.org	BAGPACKER HOSTEL Tabatinga International Bagpacker Hostel Rua Pedro Texeira no. 9  Piso 2 (ao lado do NOVO HOTEL perto da feira Tabatinga) Prices 2008:   Dormitory      -  15 Reais Single           -  25 Reais Double          -  35 Reais   All rooms have private bathroom, shower and ventilator. English, French, Spanish and Portuguese spoken. mail: amazondiscover@hotmail.com TONY VARGAS Your host at Bagpacker Hostel Tabatinga