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Pecking the Pico-Pico at Buenaventura

It’s January and the pico-pico is fruiting at Buenaventura Reserve in El Oro Province of southern Ecuador. The reserve was created by the Jocotoco Conservation Foundation primarily to protect habitat for the El Oro Parakeet, but another 350 other species … Continue reading

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Copalinga

Copalinga, a delightful ecolodge, sits above the Rio Bombuscaro near the eastern base of the Andes in southern Ecuador. The lodge is owned and run by Catherine and Boudewijn, who built it after moving there from Belgium in 1998. Debbie … Continue reading

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