Cuyabeno Amazon Jungle Tour - Ecuador in 4K
The Cuyabeno Reserve is a protected area since 26 July 1979 with an area of 603.380 square kilometers. One of the main objectives of the Cuyabeno Reserve is the continuous conservation of the Amazonian ecosystem- the most complex ecosystem in the world. This reserve is a complex of rivers, lagoons, and flooded forest. This protected area is characterized by its high biodiversity and interactions between the species inhabiting the area. The Reserve’s geomorphology is a consequence of the rivers carrying sediments and materials from the Andes, mainly by the Aguarico River.
The immense volume of water flowing down from the mountains maintains the naturally high water levels ensuring that the river is navigable all year round. In the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve there are 10 monkey species, 4 caiman species, 590 bird species, 167 mammals, 90 amphibians, 90 reptiles and hundreds of insect and spider species, along with an incredible record of 307 tree species per hectare. There are two seasons, dry and rainy. Access to the lodges are by fluvial (river) transport offered by the local indigenous communities coordinated by the lodge and a highly trained, accredited naturalist guide.
Day 1: We met in Lago Agrio at 9:00 am, where we we took a bus to the entrance of the Cuyabeno Reserve. At this point we will at the Reserve’s office and then board the canoe. Here our Naturalist Guide provides information about the Reserve, important recommendations and other tips to begin the two hour canoe ride down the Cuyabeno River to Caiman Lodge. During the canoe ride we got a first glimpse of the amazing flora and wildlife found in the jungle. You may also be able to see a variety of monkeys and other jungle animals, depending on the time and weather conditions. We arrived at Caiman Lodge at 3:30 pm. After a siesta we left the camp for a swim in the lagoon and to watch a beautiful sunset while also having the possibility to spot freshwater dolphins. We then returned to the camp for dinner and then we head out for a night walk.
Day 2: Day Jungle Hike in the Primary Forest where the guide explains the ecology of the rainforest, medicinal plants and flora and fauna interactions of the most biodiverse ecosystem on Earth. In the afternoon we went paddling around the flooded Igapo inundated forest around the Laguna Grande and in the evening we head out by motor canoe to look for caimans.
Day 3: We head out downstream to the Puerto Bolivar Siona Community and there we are welcomed by one of the indigenous woman and she took us to the yuca plantation to harvest some yucas and with our help she will show us the preparation of one of their traditions foods, Casave (Yuca flat bread). Immediately after this the guide introduced us to two of the last 4 Shamans of the Siona tribe in Ecuador and there one of them explained their cosmovision directly related to the Ayahuasca brew, he performed an energy cleansing part of the ritual singing their chants which come from a millenary Shaman-apprentice oral tradition
Day 4: Early morning birdwatching (5:30) and sunrise, breakfast at the lodge and at 9:30 return to the Cuyabeno bridge where we had a box lunch and then were picked up by a shuttle bus which took us to Lago Agrio so we can get back to Quito either by bus or airplane.
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Ecuador is a country in Northwestern South America, with a Pacific Ocean coastline, lying on the Equator between Colombia, to the northeast, and Peru, to the south and east.
Cotopaxi is the world's highest active volcano. Many cities and sites in Ecuador are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Such cities and best known places are the Galapagos Islands, and the city of Cuenca.
Ecuador is the most biodiverse country in the world. Ecuador has over one hundred different types of hummingbirds and thousands of orchid varieties. Cuyabeno Wild Life Reserve, Mindo and San Luis de Pambil are all good places to see many types of flora and fauna. The Galapagos Islands are justly famed for their wildlife.
The Cuyabeno Wild Life Reserve is probably the best place to see the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador, even though there are other national parks which are also interesting (such as the Yasuni National Park). It's a place of high biodiversity and nature lovers should feel in paradise. That's a good way to discover the indigenous communities of Ecuador and to eventually meet a local shaman. It's necessary to get to Lago Agrio to reach the reserve. Private transportation is made possible by the local accommodation, which is provided by eco-lodges.
The beaches in Ecuador are amazing, including: Salinas, Bahia de Caraquez, Manta, Crucita, San Jacinto, and San Clemente. They offer very inexpensive hotel accommodations, great food and friendly people. But there are also very upmarket establishments as well.
Cities
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Quito - Quito, the capital of Ecuador stands at an altitude of 2,850 m. The city has the best-preserved, least altered historic centre in Latin America.
Ambato - The central city of Ecuador. Special celebrations during Carnival time.
Baños- The adventure capital of Ecuador at the foot of an active volcano having small eruptions of ash and lava. Volcano Tungurahua. There are also many hot spring mineral baths as its name would imply.
Cuenca - The third largest city in Ecuador and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Trust site
Guayaquil - Largest city in the country and largest port city
Loja - The oldest colonial city
Manta - Largest coastal city and third largest city in Ecuador. Fastest growing city in Ecuador. Home to the largest port in Ecuador
Otavalo - Small town only two hours north of the capital famous for its Saturday market of indigenous crafts and livestock
Ibarra - Town of 100,000 inhabitants halfway between Quito and the northern border
Riobamba - Starting point of the famous train ride down the Nariz del Diablo and gateway to Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador's highest peak
Other destinations
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Maquipucuna - cloud forest Reserve and the closest pristine rainforest to Quito.
Canoa - Small Beach Town
Esmeraldas - One of the most popular beaches in Ecuador
Guamote - A cosy and authentic Andean village, though easy accessible
Guaranda -
Mindo - Excellent bird watching in a cloud forest setting.
Mirador San Jose - Largest ecological residential development on the coast of Ecuador.
Misahualli - Startpoint for jungle-trips
Montañita - World Famous Surfing Beach
Puerto López - Poor Man's Galapagos
Puyo - Jungle town
La Isla Corazon – Island with the mangrove ecosystem, located in Manabi9, between Bahia de Caraquez y San Vicente, at the river delta Chone. Posibilities to discover the traditions and do some activities with the locals with the community eco-tourism guided tours.
Archipielago de Jambeli – Island in the region El Oro built by 5 diferent islands – Payana, Tembleque, San Gregorio, Pongal, Costa Rica. Beautiful surroundings and posibilities to discover the traditions and do some activities with the locals with the community eco-tourism guided tours.
Quilotoa Loop
Salinas - Beautiful beaches, and great little ocean-front restaurants
Tena - Jungle town
Vilcabamba
National Parks
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Parque Nacional Cotopaxi
Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve
Cuyabeno Wild Life Reserve
Podocarpus National Park
The Amazon in Ecuador | Cuyabeno Lodge
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We have found ourselves in one of the most magnificent places on the planet. We stayed at a amazon lodge for 4 days and got to experience so much wildlife it was unreal!
From monkeys to anacondas to caiman, the amazon is a crazy rich world of diversity. We loved every minute in the amazon and could enjoy it all thanks to the Cuyabeno Lodge and the wonderful naturalist guide.
This is one of the oldest lodges in the cuyabeno region and originally built to research the area, this lodge perched on an island in the black lake is the must stay if you have chosen to visit the region. The Cuyabeno lodge is also a great budget amazon lodge with accommodation ranging from 4 person dorms to private rooms with bathrooms and hot water.
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Ecuador Travel Guide 2016 (HD 1080p)
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The US Centers for Disease Control has issued a travel alert suggesting that pregnant women postpone travel to Ecuador, where Zika virus transmission is ongoing. All travellers should protect themselves from mosquito bites. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises against all travel within the 20km exclusion zone along the border with Colombia except for the official border crossing town of Tulcan in Carchi province. There are a number of active volcanoes in Ecuador. The Cotopaxi volcano has experienced renewed activity in August 2015 and restrictions are in place. Don’t climb the Tungurahua, Reventador, Chiles and Cerro Negro volcanoes.
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Ecuador is a country in Northwestern South America, with a Pacific Ocean coastline, lying on the Equator between Colombia, to the northeast, and Peru, to the south and east.
Cotopaxi is the world's highest active volcano. Many cities and sites in Ecuador are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Such cities and best known places are the Galapagos Islands, and the city of Cuenca.
Ecuador is the most biodiverse country in the world. Ecuador has over one hundred different types of hummingbirds and thousands of orchid varieties. Cuyabeno Wild Life Reserve, Mindo and San Luis de Pambil are all good places to see many types of flora and fauna. The Galapagos Islands are justly famed for their wildlife.
The Cuyabeno Wild Life Reserve is probably the best place to see the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador, even though there are other national parks which are also interesting (such as the Yasuni National Park). It's a place of high biodiversity and nature lovers should feel in paradise. That's a good way to discover the indigenous communities of Ecuador and to eventually meet a local shaman. It's necessary to get to Lago Agrio to reach the reserve. Private transportation is made possible by the local accommodation, which is provided by eco-lodges.
The beaches in Ecuador are amazing, including: Salinas, Bahia de Caraquez, Manta, Crucita, San Jacinto, and San Clemente. They offer very inexpensive hotel accommodations, great food and friendly people. But there are also very upmarket establishments as well.
History
=========
The Republic of the Ecuador was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A border war with Peru that flared in 1995 was resolved in 1999.
Climate
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Ecuador has many climate zones, from tropical along coast to cooler and dryer inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands. Ecuador is unusual in that one can choose any climate one wishes by where in the country one travels to. Lying on the equator means there is no summer or winter; however, there are typically wetter and drier seasons. The 'wetter' season is usually between December - June , while the drier season runs from July - November.
Crime
=========
Ecuador has quickly become the safest country in Latin America (South and Central America). Its violent crime rate is half that of most of the United States with the popular cities of Cuenca and Loja being the safest.
Cities
=====
Quito - Quito, the capital of Ecuador stands at an altitude of 2,850 m. The city has the best-preserved, least altered historic centre in Latin America.
Ambato - The central city of Ecuador. Special celebrations during Carnival time.
Baños- The adventure capital of Ecuador at the foot of an active volcano having small eruptions of ash and lava. Volcano Tungurahua. There are also many hot spring mineral baths as its name would imply.
Cuenca - The third largest city in Ecuador and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Trust site
Guayaquil - Largest city in the country and largest port city
Loja - The oldest colonial city
Manta - Largest coastal city and third largest city in Ecuador. Fastest growing city in Ecuador. Home to the largest port in Ecuador
Otavalo - Small town only two hours north of the capital famous for its Saturday market of indigenous crafts and livestock
Ibarra - Town of 100,000 inhabitants halfway between Quito and the northern border
Riobamba - Starting point of the famous train ride down the Nariz del Diablo and gateway to Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador's highest peak
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The US Centers for Disease Control has issued a travel alert suggesting that pregnant women postpone travel to Ecuador, where Zika virus transmission is ongoing. All travellers should protect themselves from mosquito bites. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises against all travel within the 20km exclusion zone along the border with Colombia except for the official border crossing town of Tulcan in Carchi province. There are a number of active volcanoes in Ecuador. The Cotopaxi volcano has experienced renewed activity in August 2015 and restrictions are in place. Don’t climb the Tungurahua, Reventador, Chiles and Cerro Negro volcanoes.
===================================
Ecuador is a country in Northwestern South America, with a Pacific Ocean coastline, lying on the Equator between Colombia, to the northeast, and Peru, to the south and east.
Cotopaxi is the world's highest active volcano. Many cities and sites in Ecuador are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Such cities and best known places are the Galapagos Islands, and the city of Cuenca.
Ecuador is the most biodiverse country in the world. Ecuador has over one hundred different types of hummingbirds and thousands of orchid varieties. Cuyabeno Wild Life Reserve, Mindo and San Luis de Pambil are all good places to see many types of flora and fauna. The Galapagos Islands are justly famed for their wildlife.
The Cuyabeno Wild Life Reserve is probably the best place to see the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador, even though there are other national parks which are also interesting (such as the Yasuni National Park). It's a place of high biodiversity and nature lovers should feel in paradise. That's a good way to discover the indigenous communities of Ecuador and to eventually meet a local shaman. It's necessary to get to Lago Agrio to reach the reserve. Private transportation is made possible by the local accommodation, which is provided by eco-lodges.
The beaches in Ecuador are amazing, including: Salinas, Bahia de Caraquez, Manta, Crucita, San Jacinto, and San Clemente. They offer very inexpensive hotel accommodations, great food and friendly people. But there are also very upmarket establishments as well.
History
=========
The Republic of the Ecuador was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A border war with Peru that flared in 1995 was resolved in 1999.
Climate
=======
Ecuador has many climate zones, from tropical along coast to cooler and dryer inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands. Ecuador is unusual in that one can choose any climate one wishes by where in the country one travels to. Lying on the equator means there is no summer or winter; however, there are typically wetter and drier seasons. The 'wetter' season is usually between December - June , while the drier season runs from July - November.
Crime
=========
Ecuador has quickly become the safest country in Latin America (South and Central America). Its violent crime rate is half that of most of the United States with the popular cities of Cuenca and Loja being the safest.
Cities
=====
Quito - Quito, the capital of Ecuador stands at an altitude of 2,850 m. The city has the best-preserved, least altered historic centre in Latin America.
Ambato - The central city of Ecuador. Special celebrations during Carnival time.
Baños- The adventure capital of Ecuador at the foot of an active volcano having small eruptions of ash and lava. Volcano Tungurahua. There are also many hot spring mineral baths as its name would imply.
Cuenca - The third largest city in Ecuador and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Trust site
Guayaquil - Largest city in the country and largest port city
Loja - The oldest colonial city
Manta - Largest coastal city and third largest city in Ecuador. Fastest growing city in Ecuador. Home to the largest port in Ecuador
Otavalo - Small town only two hours north of the capital famous for its Saturday market of indigenous crafts and livestock
Ibarra - Town of 100,000 inhabitants halfway between Quito and the northern border
Riobamba - Starting point of the famous train ride down the Nariz del Diablo and gateway to Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador's highest peak
Ecuador Tourist Attractions: 15 Places To Visit
Planning to visit Ecuador? Check out our Ecuador Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Ecuador.
Best Places to visit in Ecuador:
Guayaquil, La Compania,Quito, Mindo, Cotopaxi, Salinas, Nariz del Diablo, Quilotoa Loop, Banos, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, Tena, Montanita, Catedral Nueva,Cuenca, Otavalo Market, San Francisco Church,Quito, Galapagos Islands
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Top 5 things to do in Ecuador: Mindo, Cotopaxi, Quilotoa, Cuyabeno Jungle, Montanita
Enjoy amazing outdoor activities in the beautiful Ecuador.
5 Things to do:
1 @ 0:05 Zip line, canyoning and watch some birds at the Cloud Forest near Mindo
2 @ 1:00 Hike and mountain bike at the Cotopaxi Volcano,
3 @ 1:52 Hike the Quilotoa Loop
4 @ 2:20 Explore the amazon in the Cuyabeno Jungle
5 @ 4:20 Swim and Surf the Coast of Montanita and watch unique wildlife at the nearby Isla the la plata
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Volunteer in the Amazon Jungle | Wildlife Rescue Center Ecuador
Volunteer at GoEco's Ecuador - Wild Animal Rescue Shelter
Spend a week touring around Ecuador and its capital city of Quito while engaging in Spanish lessons then head off to volunteer with rescued animals! During orientation week you will be able to see several of Ecuador's biggest tourist destinations and embrace a new culture. The rescue shelter is home to various species of native Ecuadorian wild animals that have been abused, injured or neglected. This haven has several sections, one of the most impressive being Monkey Island, which is only accessible via a pedestrian bridge. These animals are in need of loving volunteers to care for their daily needs.
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Napo Wildlife Center - Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador
My trip to the Ecuadorian Amazon back in 2009. We stayed at the beautiful Napo Wildlife Center. Highly recommended! The food there is as fabulous as my camera work is shoddy. Sorry about that.
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yasuni national park, kichwa, anangu quichua, Anangucocha lake, rainforest, parrot clay licks, tree tower, anaconda, caiman, canoe, silvario, miguel, squirrel monkeys