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Ariau Towers
The Ariau Towers is a boutique hotel northwest of Manaus, Brazil, on the Rio Negro, a major tributary of the Amazon River. It consists of 7 towers, with all 288 rooms elevated from the rain forest floor by approximately 10-20m and connected by approximates of catwalks.
The hotel complex is one of the oldest and largest jungle lodges in the Amazon.〔Larry Rohter, ("Into the Amazon -- a journey with a bit of comfort" ), ''The New York Times'', October 12, 2007.〕 It has become known for its luxury accommodations and celebrity guests.〔John Henderson, ("Rooms With a Jungle View:Deep in the rain forest is the Ariau Amazon Towers Hotel, an elaborate, luxurious lodging where rooms and catwalks at tree level allow a closer walk with wildlife" ), ''Los Angeles Times'', May 9, 1999.〕 Describing it as "the ultimate treehouse", travel writer Patricia Schulz included the hotel as one of her "1,000 Places to See Before You Die".〔Patricia Schulz, ''1,000 Places to See Before You Die'' (Workman Publishing, 2003), ISBN 978-0761104841, pp. 818ff. (Excerpts available ) at Google Books.〕 On the other hand, the editors of ''Frommer's South America'' severely criticized the hotel for its "mass-market" offerings and its lack of environmental sensitivity, calling it "all that is wrong with Amazon 'ecotourism'".〔Nicholas Gill et al., eds., ''Frommer's South America'', 5th ed. (John Wiley & Sons, 2010), ISBN 978-0470649268, p. 346. (Excerpts available ) at Google Books.〕
== Inception ==
In 1982, Jacques Cousteau was in the Amazon with his team, and in Manaus stayed at the Mônaco Hotel where he met the hotel’s owner, Dr. Ritta. According to the hotel's foundation, it was all Jacques Cousteau's idea. The construction was to follow the natives model of building and it had to be built by them since they dominate the technique of building on stilts. The construction began around July 1985 and one year later, the first tower of the Ariaú Amazon Towers was ready.
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