Living in the cloud forest of Ecuador
A European family living on a farm in the cloud forest of Ecuador.
Music
1. Los Calchakis - Aires de mi Tierra
2. Los Calchakis - El Colibri
3. Kharva Tal
4. Los Calchakis - El Vuelo del Condor
5. Tinariwen - Amassakoul 'n' Tenere
6. Los Incas - Amor a los Andes
7. El Condor Pasa - Cintita Celeste
8. Recording from Urnäsch, Switzerland
9. Los Calchakis - Triste Tondero
10: Los Incas - Tema de Maimara
Discovery Tour of the Galapagos, Ecuador, Andes & Amazon
Discovery Tours offers affordable guided tours to the Galapagos, Ecuador, Andes, Amazon and everywhere around the world.
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Discover Ecuador - Unravel Travel TV
Ecuador is located on the equatorial line in northwestern South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean to the west, Colombia to the north, and Peru to the south and east.
There are endless reasons to take a trip to Ecuador - listed below are 15 of the most compelling ones:
1. Four regions in one country: though relatively tiny, Ecuador boasts the world treasure of the Galapagos Islands, the warm and sunny Pacific coast, the majestic Andes mountain range, the Amazonian rain forest.
2. A nature lover's paradise: Ecuador is one of 17 countries in the world classified as megadiverse by UNESCO, with an incredible variety of birds, mammals and orchids. In fact Ecuador is the most megadiverse country per square kilometre in that list.
3. Ethnic diversity: home to 17 distinct indigenous groups and 27 different ethnic groups, many of which preserve their languages, traditions, and dress to a remarkable degree, Ecuador is a multicultural wonder.
4. A birdwatcher´s dream come true: with 1,640 species of birds (a world record per square meter) and 132 species of hummingbirds alone, Ecuador is unquestionably one of the worlds' best birding destinations.
5. Geography and history: with historic haciendas, ethnographic museums, art galleries, and the Middle of the World monument, Ecuador possesses a fascinating historical legacy.
6. Unique and delicious cuisine: in Ecuador you can taste flavors from the highlands locro (potato cheese soup) to the refreshing shrimp ceviche (marinated seafood cocktail) of the coast.
7. The Galapagos Islands: recognized in 1978 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the archipelago is home to a stunning volcanic landscape, turquoise waters, and hundreds of endemic species.
8. The Amazon Region: within the dense green vegetation of Ecuadorean Amazon can be found and an abundance of unique flora and fauna, along with an opportunity for unforgettable adventure. Thirty percent of Ecuador's Amazon jungle basin is made up of natural parks and reserves
9. Cayambe Volcano: at 4690 meters, Cayambe is the highest point in the world to cross the equator. It is also the only snowcapped place that crosses the equator. The hike to the highest peak has been a favorite since Edward Whymper first reached it in 1880.
10. Cultural Heritage: both Cuenca and Quito have been declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO and offer a variety of activities for visitors, including museums, art galleries, antique shops, fine restaurants and coffee shops.
11. An endless array of adventures: only in Ecuador can you climb the tallest active volcano in the world, kayak the rapids of the Amazon rainforest, and crisscross the Equatorial line on horseback, all in one trip. You can enjoy 19 that can mix Adventure, Wildlife, Culture, Community in just than 2 hours from the main cities.
12. An example in sustainable tourism: conservation and responsible tourism is a priority in Ecuador, and travelers have plenty of opportunities to contribute to the local economy and be active participants in the growth of ecotourism projects.
13. Eternal spring-like weather: Ecuador enjoys mild spring-like weather conditions year-round, creating an ideal environment for the country's rich fauna and flora to flourish and its people to enjoy a laid-back lifestyle.
14. Easy to travel to: US and international airlines offer flights of 4 - 6 hours from Miami and New York, the local transportation network is reliable, and English is commonly spoken in major travel destinations.
15. Something for everyone: Ecuador has plenty to offer just about any type of traveler, from adventure seekers to ecotourists, history buffs to honeymooners, families to those looking to learn Spanish in a comfortable environment - Ecuador and Galapagos has it all.
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Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador
On the trip until now the guide told us about both Ecuador, Quito and the volcanoes and their origin. Immediately after we had driven into the national park, the road to a dirt road (lava gravel). We made a stop at a small local cafe where we got a hot tea brewed on coca leaf (containing cocaine?) and added a lot of sugar, which would make it easier for us to stay in the thin oxygen-depleted air here nearly 4000 m above sea level.
We continued through the national park and stopped at a lake formed by meltwater from snow-covered volcano . Here we went around the lake about 2.6 km . We could feel the thin air , but felt no more discomfort than we were a little out of breath.
Cotopaxi Volcano
Cotopaxi is a stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located about 28 km south of Quito. With a height of 5,897 m, it is the second highest mountain in Ecuador and it is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world.
Cotopaxi is one of the few volcanoes covered by snow making it extra dangerous when erupting.
Since 1738, the Cotopaxi erupted more than 50 times, which has resulted in numerous valleys formed by mudslides around the volcano.
Amazon Adventure—Documenting Life in Ecuador's Yasuní National Park | National Geographic
Ecuador's Yasuní Park is one of the Amazon's last wild frontiers, boasting an incredible biodiversity—treetop orchids, prowling jaguars, nearly 600 species of birds—and serving as home for two indigenous nations. But a vast untapped oil supply beneath the forest floor is attracting the attention of multinational oil companies. National Geographic sent a team of five photographers, each with a different specialty, into the heart of the Amazon to document the delicate balance of life in Yasuní and how it is being impacted by the demand for oil.
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So many birds at Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador! 4K
Wildlife scenes (lots of birds, hummingbirds) from Mashpi Lodge located in the Choco Cloud Forest in Quito, Ecuador. Filmed handheld with Sony a6500 and 18-105 mm lens. Night scenes were filmed with Sigma 16 mm 1.4
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Ecuador - Cinematic Travel Film
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2 Weeks of Backpacking:
This Autumn we took the following route to go from Quito to Guayaquil:
Quito - Mindo - Puerto Lopez - Tena - CuyaBeno - Tena - Inga Pirca - Guayaquil.
Visiting Mindo and Cuyabeno was our highlight seeing all kind of wildlife. Although we spend way too mich time in very very slow busses we would`t change anthing next time.
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Ecuador: The Royal Tour
On this superlative adventure, you'll authentically experience the Galapagos Islands and incredible Ecuador. This 9-day land-based adventure tours both Galapagos Islands and your choice of the Amazon Rainforest or the Andes Mountains highlands. You'll stay at beautiful local lodges, and experience a perfect, shorter alternative to our award winning Galapagos Unbound adventure.
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Few places on earth allow for such close contact with wildlife as does Ecuador. It's true, #allyouneedisecuador to quench your thirst for adventure. Words simply cannot describe the intense wonder you experience while exploring these oceanic islands, Amazonian rainforest and Andean highlands, where the birds and animals have little fear of humans.
You play in the water with sea lions, get within a few feet of blue footed boobies, marine iguanas and the giant Galapagos tortoises. You watch pelicans and boobies dive for fish, snorkel in transparent water rich with sea-life and even swim with sharks, if you dare. You walk to the peaks of Cotopaxi or discover an ancient world in the Amazon jungle. Nothing can prepare you for the life-changing experience you have while visiting Ecuador on this tour fit for royalty!
Traveling to the National Park Cajas, Ecuador
Enjoy the beauty of Cajas National Park in Ecuador, with its 28,000 hectares of nature, with more than 200 lakes and a variety of hiking and walking trails. If you are lucky you might spot some wild llamas.
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Jungle tour in the Ecuadorian Rainforest // Cuyabeno Reserve
4 days tour in the amazonian rainforest with the Cuyabeno Lodge, located in the Cuyabeno reserve (Ecuador).
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Ancient Culture & Wondrous Wildlife in Ecuador's Islands & Highlands.
Got your camera? Your sense of adventure? Get set to treat your family to nonstop thrills. Hike amid volcano-studded highlands to traditional villages. Here local crafts, folkloric music and ancient ruins are yours to discover. Journey to the marine sanctuary of the Galápagos. We sail from island to island, explore pristine beaches, and snorkel and kayak in the famous waters. Ever see a frigate bird strut his stuff? Or a seaweed-eating iguana? Alongside an expert naturalist, we observe, inquire and react as fascinating wildlife behaviors occur right before our eyes in Darwin's natural laboratory.
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Day Trip to Cajas National Park from Gaia Sagrada Retreat Center
Take some time before or after your retreat to visit Cajas National Park. You'll love the gorgeous vistas, misty mountains and rocky landscape.
Gaia Sagrada Ayahuasca Retreat Center ( has gained the reputation as being one of the safest and best ayahuasca retreat centers in the world for experiencing Ayahuasca ceremony and San Pedro ceremony. Gaia Sagrada Ayahuasca Retreat Center is nestled in the magical Andes Mountains of Ecuador near the city of Cuenca (45 minutes away), and is approximately 150 miles south of the equator.
This ayahuasca healing center consists of 22 hectares (55 acres) of pristine land with fresh clean mountain air, peaceful pastures and gardens, whispering pine forests and incredible views.
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Ecuagenera tours
Ecuagenera The origin dates back to the 50s when the Salesian Father Angel Andreetta, came to the area in canton Gualaquiza Bomboiza in the eastern province of Morona Santiago. In Bomboiza, a place favored by the abundance of gold deposits and, in some species of orchids, Andreetta begin the research process, selection and collection of some species of orchids, becoming the pioneer of this activity in the region. Product of this effort was possible to participate for the first time for Ecuador in a World of Orchids exhibition held in Colombia in 1968.
Hoping that this activity continues, Andreetta find the help of a young man who discovers a great love of nature: Mario Portilla, who would become his main ally for many years. Later Andreetta continue its activities with its collection of orchids in the hacienda in Paute Yumacay Salesian. Meanwhile as the need arose to create a company that is dedicated to the preservation and marketing of orchid plants.
In 1991 José Portilla, younger brother of Mario, who shows a keen interest in this activity, is invited to participate.
February 1992 marks the beginning of the new company by May of that year and was legally incorporated under the name of Ecuadorian Genres Ecuagenera Cia. Ltd., which Portilla brothers were its founders and Andreetta your advisor. It was to this company that was responsible for the preservation of Andreetta orchid collection, until today it is carefully preserved to ensure the maintenance and reproduction of some species.
In 1993 was the first company Ecuagenera Ecuadorian who obtained legal permission for export of plants from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
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To leave behind a seascape of houses and then to find yourself walking on the half of the world.
To be purified by a shaman woman in a botanical garden and then savour the typical “tortillas de papas” dish.
To flank in silence the slope of a lake, from the height of 4,000 meters, overlooking the surrounding valleys and volcanos and then to immerse yourself in the colours and scents of one of the biggest market of all the South America.
To live the simple everyday life of a local community to then lose yourself sailing within the labyrinth of the Amazon water channels.
To fly towards a lunar, occasionally Jurassic landscape where the relationship between animals and man seems to be still primordial to then find yourself walking the urban scale of a colonial city but with a village atmosphere.
To drive along the unpredictable roads of the Pan American highway and to then find yourself climbing a mountain of 5000 meter, breathless in the snow.
And to end, at the holidays' sunset, with the Andes Cordillera following our homeward way. This, for us, is what Ecuador has been.
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- Ambient Corporate Motivation by Take-Me
- Uplifting Ambient by Deeper Sound
- Ambient Forest by Monkey Music 2
- Sacrifice by Stormwave Audio
- Happy Sax & Pan Flute House by Soon On Top
- Happy Indie by Dolphine Mind
- Sport by 331
- A Cidade Perdida by Cinematique
- Inspiring Main by Red Lion Production
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Living WILD in Ecuador// Our First Video EVER!!
From the concrete jungle to the lush jungles of Ecuador... This is the story of our families journey of leaving it all behind to take a giant leap of faith into the WILD to follow the callings of our hearts and build out our most EPIC jungle-dream-life ever... And we are inviting all our amazing friends to join along too! Stay tuned! The adventure starts now!
Ecuagenera tours
Ecuagenera The origin dates back to the 50s when the Salesian Father Angel Andreetta, came to the area in canton Gualaquiza Bomboiza in the eastern province of Morona Santiago. In Bomboiza, a place favored by the abundance of gold deposits and, in some species of orchids, Andreetta begin the research process, selection and collection of some species of orchids, becoming the pioneer of this activity in the region. Product of this effort was possible to participate for the first time for Ecuador in a World of Orchids exhibition held in Colombia in 1968.
Hoping that this activity continues, Andreetta find the help of a young man who discovers a great love of nature: Mario Portilla, who would become his main ally for many years. Later Andreetta continue its activities with its collection of orchids in the hacienda in Paute Yumacay Salesian. Meanwhile as the need arose to create a company that is dedicated to the preservation and marketing of orchid plants.
In 1991 José Portilla, younger brother of Mario, who shows a keen interest in this activity, is invited to participate.
February 1992 marks the beginning of the new company by May of that year and was legally incorporated under the name of Ecuadorian Genres Ecuagenera Cia. Ltd., which Portilla brothers were its founders and Andreetta your advisor. It was to this company that was responsible for the preservation of Andreetta orchid collection, until today it is carefully preserved to ensure the maintenance and reproduction of some species.
In 1993 was the first company Ecuagenera Ecuadorian who obtained legal permission for export of plants from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
Ecuador - Amazon & Cloud Forest Photo Tour
ORYX Photo Tours has long sought out the destinations that offer you the best photographic experiences, and we are proud to now offer the biodiversity hotspot that is Ecuador. As the name implies, this Latin American nation straddles the equator, and packs into its borders truly astounding species richness – in fact, we visit an area that is widely regarded as harbouring the highest biodiversity for a single region on the entire planet; it is theorised that this area, known as Yasuni, is home to the highest biodiversity that has EVER existed on planet Earth! Here we will explore the Amazon Rainforest on foot and by way of boat, photographing species such as Giant River Otter while cruising the placid backwaters of a blackwater lagoon, and various parrots and macaws at clay licks near our lodge. Walking through the forest we will have a large range of macro subjects to photograph, especially so at night!
The Amazon is where we conclude the latter half of our tour, however after departing the high-altitude capital of Quito, we begin our journey by heading to the west slope of the Andes. Frequently bathed in clouds, resulting in much of this high-altitude forest being called “cloud forest”, this region is also spectacularly biodiverse.
Join us on this fantastic photo safari a country that packs a huge photographic punch – Ecuador!
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Amazon Jungle Tours Ecuador, Cuyabeno Eco Lodge, Rainforest
Imagine Ecuador organizes Amazon Tours to the Cuyabeno Rainforest Reserve, Park Yasuni, Amazon River, Tena, Puyo, Amazon Lodges, Ecolodges, special activities focous on birdwatching, canopy walk, canopy tower, wildlife, nature, indigenous culture and shamanism.
AMAZONAS JUNGLE ECUADOR-WILDLIFE RESERVE ON CUYABENO RIVER - HD
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