http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Ecuador , East , Cuyabeno Reserve en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:43:46 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:43:46 UTC Wading the depths of the Amazon basin where piranha tarantulas scorpions anaconda and caymans are no longer merely words and glossy photographs on a page but are instead the fabric from which the jungle is woven. Half the fun of the adventure is in the journey there and back. I left Quito via public transportation around midnight after missing the earlier bus and arrived in Lago Agrio 8 ho http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-349233.html Hello I made it out of the jungle safe and sound completely absent of Anaconda Piraa or Caiman attacks. The jungle tour was a really good time weather treated us well and I got to hang out with a gaggle of Germans. Before I left I was supposed to be picked up at 830 at my hotel. I had been using the clock on the bottom of a local channel to tell time I woke up at 7am about 815 I started lo http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-347606.html Well we made it to the Amazon. Had to get an 8 hour bus journey from Quito to Lago Agrio then a 2 hour bus ride from there to the Cuyabeno National Park. It was well worth it though Spent four days and three nights there at the Samoa Lodge which was OK but you need to watch your back a bit as other guests there are always taking your shit. Had our repelant and swim trunks stolen and peopl http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-345416.html After a short flight into Northern Ecuador we stepped off the plane to 80 humidity and armed guards patrolling the airstrip who guided us into the arrivals shack.Amidst the boxes of chickens and other random travel essentials we found our bags and made our way out hoping our guide would be there to pick us up.This all went smoothly and before we knew it we were bumping and swerving along the road http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-334699.html hi every one well i have survived the jungle where do i begin the first few days involved very early mornings 4 am and lots of shifting and loading of stores and baggage there was a lot on day one we loaded the truck with food school supplies medical supplies and our baggage and were on the road by 7.30 we drove for 7 hours to lago agrio across the magestic andes at a height of 4200 met http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-314293.html So THAT'S why the tour was so cheap the Amazon rainforest during the wet season...hmmm.....No it was lovely and during our four day stay we were blessed with more sunshine than rain a very rare occurence according to the guides. I spent the 12hour overnight bus sitting next to a teenage girl from Quito who was very curious to know what American movies and music were my favorite which Ecuado http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-297558.html Hi everyoneSo I got kind of heatstroked yesterday and am just getting over it now. Anyway I have a bunch of photos to upload have chosen some of the best but can upload my panorama pictures. Anyway just going to upload them now. http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-285981.html After wasting five days in the hostel drinking beer with Australians and Brits while I was awaiting a package which I could have quite adequately done at home I realised that it was time to get out of Quito for a short break if only to avoid the watchedparcelneverarrives syndrome from trapping me at the Secret Garden forever The solution was a fiveday excursion to the Amazon jungle. It http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-283888.html To get to the jungle we first had to take a bus from Quito to Lago Agrio 8 hours. There we met up with our guideinterpreter Miguel and the rest of our group and had to travel a further 3 hours by van and then two hours by motorised canoe to reach our camp site within the Cuyabeno Reserve. Quite a journey indeed.Our naturalist guide Gilbert was amazing at spotting different animals in the ju http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-283106.html Hello everyone I realize I'm a little behind but been traveling some more in fact I'm in a McDonald's in Guatemala City for the hotel conference I decided to attend. I might write more on that later.... Anyway while I have a half hour of free wifi thanks to McD's here's what I previously wrote on the Amazon...Irsquom back in Quito and quite frankly freezing as I went from 90F and about http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-262505.html Wauw.. Ive never been to the jungle and I mist say that this whole jungle trip has been amazing.. Just the diversity of the jungle and the activities.. amazing..Fridaynight Niek Steffen Thibaut and I left the capital of Quito which is a cold place during the night to go to the Jungle Primary jungle that is.. After an 7 hour busdrive we arrived in Lago Agrio just a city of course you can h http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-259781.html hola amigosUnd schon wieder ist ein Punkt meiner Reise abgeschlossen. Ich war das erste Mal im Leben im Dschungel in der Cuyabeno River Lodge am Cuyabeno River. schaut mal auf www.ecomontestour.com. Dort hat es vielleicht Fotos... Von Quito aus sind wir nach Lago Agrio geflogen 45min und dann mit dem Bus nach Cuyabeno gefahren 3h. Es hat so fest geregnet...das ich gemeint habe wir kommen http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-249016.html Die letzten Ferientage haben wir im Dschungel im Cuyabeno Reservat in Richtung der kolumbianischen Grenze verbracht und es war echt super. Wir hatten nette Fhrer tolles Essen und jede Menge Leute aus allen Erdteilen ums uns herum Russland Japan Chile GBhellip. Es waren vier schne entspannte Tage mit Sonnenuntergngen Baden in einer Lagune die ich schon zu einem meiner bdquoMost b http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-235587.html Here comes Christmas greetings from Montaita at the beach in Ecuador The trip to the rainforest last week Monday started with delays at the airport flights had been cancelled the night before due to the weather in Quito. Mine and 2 others in the group TAME flight was only 3 hours delayed in the end for a 30 minute flight but the others were worse off the VIP flight should have left http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-229794.html Heynew video httpwww.fliqz.compublicaspxplayerdefault.aspxvid78aaa22f8ed742a2b3a9c92c5ce2c898it's about driving with the boat through the jungle. While taking the movie a wet liane stroke my camera and faceLetztes Wochenende beschloss ich mit acht anderen Girls in den Dschungel zu fahren. Definitiv die richtige Entscheidung Mitten in der Nacht gings los nach Cuyabeno Naturschutzr http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-223564.html We arrived back from the jungle at 5am this morning after an 8 hour over night bus. Have had a few hours kip Miles Chris have gone out to sort out my birthday cards so its an ideal opportunity for me to update my blog.We had a 3 day trip on the 28th October to a place called Otavallo which is famous for its open air market. It was about 3 hours on a day bus from Quito well worth the visit http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-217738.html Again apologies for the lack of photos I will add them I promise.Well we are back from the jungle and it was fantastic much better than I expected.It started off with an overnight bus from Quito to Lago Agrio. It was OK but a little cramped. We got to Lago Agrio about 6am and then trasferred to a van with the other people on our trip. Several hot and bumpy hours later we arrived at the Cuyaben http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-217728.html Overskriften er godt nok lidt snyd for vi er tilbage i Quito igen. Men vi har vaeret inde midt i Amazonas saadan med lidt forbehold. Ca. 3 timers koersel 100 km og 28 km sejlads nede af en af bifloderne til Amazonas. Vi floej foerst 20 minutter fra Quito sparede 12 14 timers buskoersel og derefter startede busturen saa det tog alligevel det meste af en dag at komme frem. Det var meget pr http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-206660.html Early start 5.30am six of the group travelled down the river to the bird watching tower. A steep climb to the top up the slightly rickety structure. Here we remained for a good hour waiting to hear the morning dawn chorus. We waited for sometime before spotting some small bright yellow birds lots of parakeets vultures. In the distance we could hear Howler monkeys socialising but no sight http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-204582.html A later start 7am and a jungle walk planned for after breakfast yucca eggs on the menu. We put on our wellies and headed off again in the motorised boat setting off at around 10.30am. We entered the dense rainforest with the native guide in front clearing any vegetation away from our passageway with his machete. Every now and then we stopped either to look at a strange rainforest insect or http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-204581.html A very early start 5.30am took a dug out canoe ride before breakfast to check out the birdlife. We were lucky and did not have to paddle Saw an array of wildlife and heard the morning birdsong. Ellie spotted many squirrel monkeys rustling in the trees close to the camp. We watched as they leapt elegantly from tree to tree consumed fruit had the occasional disagreement and generally played a http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-199638.html Lago Agrio approximately 21km from the Colombian border is a small frontier town with little on offer for the traveller except a jumping off point for tours to the Cuyabeno reserve. We waited at a very basic hotel situated in Lago Agrio for about 4 12 hours to wait for the arrival of our tour guide. We then caught the rickety tourist bus at 10.30am collected those who arrived by aeroplane http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-199636.html The Amazon Jungle.. a brief introduction...FactsIn total the Amazon covers 2700000 square miles which makes it as big as Australia. A network of 50000 miles of waterways crisscross the Amazon about 14ooo miles of them being navigable. Over 60000 species of tropical plant are native to the Amazon basin. That is about one quarter of all plant species on earth. Some 4000 species of tree gro http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-192446.html Sorry. Der Server von Travelblog ist abgestuerzt Versuche gerade die letzten Eintraege zu retten bin aber nicht sicher obs klappt. Hab Euch jedenfalls nicht absichtlich rausgeschmissen Und hab auch weiterhin viel erlebt konnte es nur nicht dokumentieren.Dschungel Trip Lago Agrio Also nach zwei anstrengenden 20Stunden Wochen Spanisch hab ich mir eine kleine Auszeit gegoennt. Bin mit me http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-189633.html Well I am back from the Jungle and I had a great time.We went with a really good group of people couldnt have asked for more.We had to go about 7 hours deep into the jungle 3 by bus and 4 by boat it was nice to get off that thing.The accomodation was basic which I expected bugs everywhere which I also expected. There were spiders that were litterally as big as my hand but if I ever had any http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-182722.html Vanochtend zijn we vroeg met de kano vertrokken om 6 uur zaten we al op het meer om te gaan genieten van de zonsopkomst in de jungle. Het was een beetje mistig wat het een heel aparte sfeer gaf. En natuurlijk hebben we weer genoeg dieren gezien batvalk stinky turkey's 2 luiaarden heel veel vogels en joepie ook weer aapjes... Net voor het ontbijt dus om kwart voor 8 zijn we weer terug bij http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-169924.html Vanochtend zijn we met de kano naar een gemeenschap gevaren die in de jungle woont. Eerst hebben we een hele dikke boom gezien waarvan gezegd wordt dat er een slechte geest in woont... Dan naar het kleine dorpje waar we uitleg krijgen hoe ze daar brood maken van cassave. Een 18jarige hoogzwangere 9 maanden zwanger van haar 2e kind vrouw ging eerst de wortels van de cassave uit de grond hakken http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-169919.html Voor het ontbijt hebben we van onze gids Jose informatie gehad over het gebied waar we nu zitten. Het natuurpark en hoever het zich uitstrekt tot in Brazilie zelfs. Om negen uur gaan we niet met de kano op pad maar we maken een wandeltocht door de jungle. Dit betekent regenlaarzen aan en regenponcho om. De tocht leidt ons door het oerwoud waar hele hoge bomen staan en door het moeras handig di http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-169916.html Vandaag vroeg op om kwart voor 6 maken we met de kano een ochtendtocht om de opkomende zon te bewonderen. Maar we hebben niet alleen de zon gezien maar ook 2 rivierdolfijnen grijzigrossig en heel veel verschillende vogels. Na 25 uur staat ons ontbijt klaar en een uurtje later gaan we weer op pad met de kano. Om half 10 zijn we met de gemotoriseerde kano een eind van de lodge gebracht waar http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/East/Cuyabeno-Reserve/blog-169907.html