Cuyabeno

Anamonia and Kikonda in the Jungle

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June 3rd 2008
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 guide/interpreter, 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 th ... read more

South America » Ecuador » East » Cuyabeno Reserve

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more