Best Jungle Ecuador
& Its Social Responsibility
THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
Also known as Amazonia, is one of the world's greatest natural resources. Because its vegetation continuously recycles carbon dioxide into oxygen, it has been described as the "Lungs of our Planet". About 20% of earth's oxygen is produced by the Amazon rainforest.
The Amazon rainforest gets its name from the Amazon River, the life force of the rainforest. Its drainage basin lies in the countries of Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, and the three Guyanas. Sixteen percent of all the world's river water flows through the Amazon delta. Twenty eight billion gallons of water flow into the Atlantic every minute, diluting the salinity of the ocean for more than 100 miles offshore. The Amazon rainforest is home to the world's highest level of biodiversity.
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Beautiful sunset in the Amazon Rainforest
Secoyas are very kind and friendly people
Beautiful sunset in the Amazon Rainforest
CUYABENO WILDLIFE RESERVE
Is a protected area located in the North – East of Ecuador, bordering Peru to the East. Cuyabeno was established in 1979 and currently has an area of about 6000 square kilometers of Pristine Amazonian Rainforest. This stunning Rainforest contains an incredible variety of species of plants and animals, thus becoming one of the most biologically rich areas on Earth. Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve also has a breathtaking landscape that includes forest, rivers and lagoons.
The following facts tell us that Cuyabeno is actually one of the most biologically rich areas on Earth.
There have been identified 473 species of plants in a single hectare (100 m by 100 m). In Cuyabeno exist approximately 3000-4000 species of plants
165 species of mammals including the legendary pink river dolphin, 81 species of amphibians, 54 species of Reptiles, 500 species of birds, 200 to 300 species of fish.
The Cuyabeno wildlife reserve is also home to 5 indigenous nationalities spread over 7 communities. Kichwua, Shuar, Siona, Secoya and Cofán are the five nationalities that exist and survive in the reserve, some of them still maintain their ancestral customs.
BEST JUNGLE ECUADOR
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Best Jungle Ecuador develops community-based tourism in the Ecuadorian Amazon Rain Forest.
We believe that the Amazon indigenous communities are and will be the guards of this beautiful region. The extraction of oil and wood are currently the main destructive activities of the Rain Forest so it is necessary to integrate indigenous communities in tourism for conservation and protection and also a way of avoiding the natives engage in destructive activities.
Community tourism focused on the protection of our natural resources will ensure us that future generations can enjoy the beauty of the Amazon Rain Forest.
This is an Ecotourism effort by people that believe that tourism is a friendly ecological way that provides a sustainable income for their survival and, at the same time, helps with the preservation of one of the most biodiversity richest places on earth for the future generations.
FABIAN TORRES
Founder of Best Jungle Ecuador Community Project has been a guide in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest for more than twenty years. Fabian also has travelled extensively inside Ecuador including Galapagos, Coast and the Andes. After his return from his 8 year staying in England - UK, Fabian decided to venture in a project with a mission of preserving the amazing Amazon rainforest in an unexplored region inside the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve working hand by hand with indigenous communities such as Kichwa and Secoya.
