01.12.2009 Nun laeuft bereits meine fuenfte Praktikumswoche, und es gefaellt mir immer besser. Bestand die Arbeit waehrend der ersten Tage nur aus notwendigen, aber etwas langweiligen Hausmeisterarbeiten wie Cabañas streichen und Baumaterialien schleppen, so wird sie nun immer spannender und bekommt mehr Bezug zu meinem Studium: Waehrend der letzten Zeit haben wir den Botanischen Garten wieder in Stand gesetzt und an Wiederaufforstungsprojekten weitergearbeitet. Ersteres stelle man sich bitte nicht als Unkrautjaeten in einem aufgeraeumten mitteleuropaeischen Beet mit fetter Braune [View Full Entry]

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We left Papallacta in the direction of Tena. We had had enough of mountains and high altitude, as I (Ram) realised that my lungs cannot really aclimatize to the altitude. We thought that a change in direction and a detour of the Andes via Tena and then to continue back up to Baños would be a good idea. Liz didn’t resist even though she really wanted to take the horse ride trip around Cotapaxi. We thought that maybe from Baños we hop to Cotapaxi later. When we arrived in Tena we met Stephanie, a Swiss girl, who joined us at the [View Full Entry]

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Partenza venerdí per Tena e poi Misahuallí (finalmente, anche se per poco). Caldo, sudore, scimmie, vegetazione, uccelli, farfalle e .... il fiume (i fiumi) Camminata nella giungla, barca sul rio Napo (di qui in meno di 15 giorni si arriva a Iquitos, rio amazonas!), solo (almeno per un po') ai piedi di una cascata nella selva. Belle chiacchierate! Hasta pronto Amazonía [View Full Entry]

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Ola everyone!! Just got back from spending a few days in the Amazon Jungle which was so much fun (even if it was really hot and I got seriously mugged by mozzies and sandflies!). After leaving Banos in Ecuador, we headed up to Misahualli and checked into the "pink elephant" which is a ugly hotel that's painted hot pink! There's nothing to do in Misahualli except swim in the river and watch the monkeys steal your water or icecream and then race up the tree while trying to fend off the other monkeys who also want some as well! The next [View Full Entry]

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Well, who would of thought, rain in the rainforest! We got absolutely soaked during our three night, two day stay near Misahualli in the Amazon jungle. We still made the most of the experience and were pleased for the wellies and poncho´s we were given when we arrived. I still managed to get covered in mud though and am not sure if my clothes will recover. We saw a few animals and bugs that were silly enough to come our from hiding but sadly the monkey´s still eluded me (although there are a gang which live in the town). We enjoyed [View Full Entry]

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Misahualli is pleasantly located at the congruence of the rivers Misahualli and Napo and is a gateway to Amazonia. From this sleepy, 700-soul village one can go on hikes into the jungle, on boat trips on the Napo river, visit jungle lodges or even take a 12-day boat trip down to Iquitos in Peru. If I had endless time I would be very much tempted to do it...But alas, it is not so... I stayed in the pleasant hostal France Amazonia, with flowers everywhere, a swimming pool, my cabaña facing the river and a resting area with hammocks and sand. The [View Full Entry]

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Having left the jungle, we took a bus from Lago Agrio to a town called Tena arriving in the middle of the night, around 3 am on the 1st of June. Not having a clue where to go, we jumped into a taxi and asked him to take us to a hotel nearby which luckily turned out to be a nice place. The next day we went to a nearby jungle town Misahualli, hoping to check out a Mariposario -Butterfly Farm. Unfortunately it was closed, but we are glad we went anyway as we got to see the Cappuccino Monkeys who [View Full Entry]

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I headed out of town today, to a small place called Misahualli. It was a alright place but a bit small for my liking! I sat on the beach on the side of the river for a while and watched the monkeys. In the afternoon I caught a bus and headed to a waterfall. It was really cool as you had to walk through some rainforest for about an hour and then you reached the waterfall. It wasn't massive but very beautiful. Here are my pictures. [View Full Entry]

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Hi all One of the reasons for us visiting ecuador was to visit the Amazon. After trying unsuccesfully to book a tour we headed to a small town called Misahualli in the hope of finally getting a tour. The small town of Misahualli is also famous for a group of monkeys that live in the town square. Many people have told us that the monkeys are crazy and real trouble makers however we had to see for ourselves. When we got to the town it was really hot and on sitting down to have lunch we were joined by 2 [View Full Entry]

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Que dire sur se magnifique bout de terre la... maudit que c;est dense!! Sa resemble un peu a nos forest: en beaucoup plus dense, pas les memes arbres, pas les memes plantes, pas les memes insectes, plus chaud, plus humide, ta aucune chance de marcher si tu suis pas le sentier, aucune plaine, beaucoup de colines et ya des fourmies qui goute le citron! Dans le fond, sa resemble pas a nos forest mais pas du tout. C;est tres trippant de voir la diversite que nous avons pas au quebec. Gabriel et moi avons essayer les ;;corde a Tarzan;;, wow, sa [View Full Entry]

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