La Casa Fitzcarraldo

La Casa Fitzcarraldo is a small hotel, bed and breakfast, and tropical garden located at Avenida La Marina 2153 in Iquitos, in the Loreto region of the Peruvian Amazon. It occupies the historic house where Werner Herzog's films Fitzcarraldo and Aguirre, the Wrath of God were produced, and it presents itself as a place where "the forest and film meet." The property is owned by Walter Saxer, executive producer of Fitzcarraldo, and Micaela Saxer, one of the protagonists of The Orange Thief. The house operates as a bed and breakfast with accommodation, a restaurant, a bar, a recreational swimming pool, and a film library. Its most distinctive feature is its forested environment, composed mainly of orchids and bromeliads, which gives it the appearance of an oasis in the middle of the city. The property includes a photographic collection documenting the production of Fitzcarraldo and a large cedar tree with a treehouse attached. Special rooms include Studio One and The Suite, as well as two rooms named after figures from the film: the Blue Room, with mahogany parquet, once occupied by Mick Jagger, and the Green Room, once occupied by Klaus Kinski. Historically, the house hosted Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, and Mick Jagger during the film's production. Today it welcomes travelers, filmmakers, researchers, and artists interested in Amazonian cultures and landscapes. The property also functions as an informal urban forest refuge, maintaining a 3,000-square-meter garden with large trees, birds, and shade, and extending its conservation efforts to small forest lots along the Iquitos–Nauta road. According to TripAdvisor, Casa Fitzcarraldo holds a rating of 8 stars based on 32 reviews and ranks 4th among the 30 best hotels in Iquitos. On Trivago, it holds a score of 79 out of 100 based on 43 opinions, ranking 8th among the 50 best hotels in Iquitos.

La Casa Fitzcarraldo is located in the historic house where Werner Herzog's films Fitzcarraldo and Aguirre, the Wrath of God were produced. During the production of Fitzcarraldo, the house hosted Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, and Mick Jagger. The property is owned by Walter Saxer, executive producer of Fitzcarraldo, and Micaela Saxer, one of the protagonists of The Orange Thief. Over time, the house was converted into a bed and breakfast and small hotel, retaining photographic memorabilia from the film and a varied film library. It has also served as an informal urban forest refuge, maintaining a 3,000-square-meter garden with large trees, birds, and shade, and extending conservation efforts to small forest lots along the Iquitos–Nauta road. The house continues to welcome travelers, filmmakers, researchers, and artists interested in Amazonian cultures and landscapes.

• The house hosts Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, and Mick Jagger during the production of Fitzcarraldo.

• The property is converted into a bed and breakfast and small hotel.

• The house maintains a 3,000-square-meter garden as an informal urban forest refuge.

A boutique hotel and cultural-ecological retreat in the Peruvian Amazon, combining film history with tropical garden conservation.

• Bed and breakfast accommodation

• Restaurant and bar

• Recreational swimming pool

• Film library

• Tropical garden and urban forest refuge

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2. 2La Casa Fitzcarraldowikidata.org
3. 3Casa Fitzcarraldoes.wikipedia.org