Santa Lucia Cloud Forest Reserve, Ecuador


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October 18th 2015
Published: October 18th 2015
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Santa Lucia Despite the carnage that is the Quito rush hour, most Ecuadorians get around by bus. The taxi to the northern bus station cost $8, and then the bus to Nanogal, $2.50, following the principle that bus fares equate to $1 per hour. The bus was fairly modern, and full. We left the densely packed suburbs of Quito and passed a series of modern housing developments that would have not looke... Read Full Entry



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Cloud forest

Leaves in the shrub layer are very large to capture the small amount of sunlight under the canopy.
Strangler figStrangler fig
Strangler fig

This tree starts out as an epiphyte, high on the host tree to get sunlight. It sends runners to the ground and make roots. These grow and the host tree is eventually strangled and killed. The strangler fig ends up being hollow when the host rots away.



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