Learn about the Mushrooms and Fungi in the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador. Fungi, or mushrooms, are a phylogenetically diverse group of microorganisms that are all heterotrophic (absorptive nutrition) eukaryotes, unicellular (i.e., yeasts) or hyphal (i.e., filamentous), and reproduce by sexual and/or asexual spores. The Mushrooms and Fungi from the Amazon Rainforest are essential functional components […]
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The Birds of the Amazon Rainforest
The Birds of the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador The Birds of the Amazon Rainforest has captivated people’s attention for thousands of years. They are unique in many ways, by its colors like the fantastic Fiery Topaz, Paradise Tanager, Blue-and-Yellow Macaw and many others. The Amazon Rainforest is home of the many of the largest birds like […]
The Shiripuno River
The Shiripuno River is the Magic River! All the magic begins at the waters of the Shiripuno River, these small and meandered river carries a light brown water, its colors is due to the rich sediments from terra firme, of the Shiripuno Basin. These experience begins every time we embark on our Nature Trips. The […]
Yasuni Wildlife: Amazon Tapir
Yasuni Wildlife: Amazon Tapir The Yasuni Wildlife is one of the most diverse on the planet, in the Yasuni Life has diversified into millions of ways, a nature explorer mind would get excited at any direction! Shiripuno Amazon Lodge enjoy the remoteness of the Yasuni, with a set of trap cameras is able capture special moments of Amazonian […]
Waorani: The Nomads of the Rainforest
The Waorani People: The Nomads of the Rainforest and their Lifestyle. The Waorani People are one of the last Nomads of the Rainforest of Ecuador living for hundreds of years along the Western Amazon Basin between Ecuador and Peru, the Waorani People made a home inside the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve, a unique place in the […]
The Monkeys of the Rainforest
The Monkeys of the Rainforest The Monkeys of the Rainforest are the most diverse group of mammals moving throughout the Amazon Basin. Most of them spend their lifetime in the dense canopy covering all kind of habitats monkeys find a way to survive and diversify, many have a prehensile tail, one of the most interesting […]
THINGS TO DO IN COCA
Here is a list of the different options of Things to do in Coca. Puerto Francisco de Orellana is surrounded by an impressive access to a variety of iconic Amazonian Wildlife. Many of the most fascinating jungle tours starts in Coca, a cultural melting pot along the Río Napo. Coca is the last reach of […]
Snakes of the Amazon Rainforest
Snakes of the Amazon Rainforest A World of Snakes Hidden in the Forest The Amazon rainforest has created an extraordinary variety of habitats—and snakes have found ways to occupy almost all of them. They move through the canopy, shrubs, leaf litter, fallen trees, forest floor, streams, flooded forests, and even underground spaces. Want to see […]
Fieldbook of the Birds of Ecuador
The Second Edition of Fieldbook of the Birds of Ecuador by Miles Macmullan & Lelis Navarrete is recently printed!! Some of the Second Edition novelties are: An appendix with the most striking mammals and sought after by visitors. It includes 20 new bird species registered in Ecuadorian territory to date (March / 2017). The maps […]
Ecuador Global Big Day
Ecuador Global Big Day The Ecuador Global Big Day is Huge Birding tradition among birders, birdwatchers and nature lovers. The Global Big Day organized by the Cornell University and Ebird which seeks to find and watch the largest number of birds in a single day worldwide, and raise awareness about the conservation of natural habitats […]