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Tapichalaca Cloud Forest

At 2,500 m (8,200 ft) the cloud forest at Tapichalaca Reserve of the Jocotoco Conservation Foundation may take your breath away (in more than one sense). As the clouds drift in and out of the forest, you’re presented with an … Continue reading

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Yanacocha

Sitting high above Quito, Ecuador, Yanacocha Reserve is a convenient place to visit a temperate Andean forest.  Being so close to Ecuador’s capital, Yanacocha is the Jocotoco Conservation Foundation’s most visited reserve. Since clouds frequently envelope this forest, epiphytes (plants … Continue reading

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Return to Tapichalaca

It’s great to get back to Tapichalaca Reserve of the Jocotoco Conservation Foundation on the eastern slope of the Andes in Southern Ecuador (map). Here in 1997, the Jocotoco Antpitta made its debut in the world of ornithology and birding. … Continue reading

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Buenaventura Adventure

We spent five weeks at Buenaventura. It is mostly second growth forest becoming cloud forest at the upper elevations an not quite as misty at lower elevations. The sun is not a common sight, but the birds are more active … Continue reading

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