Travel from Quito to the Amazon rainforest
The complete trip from hotel in Quito to the amazon rainforest lodge takes almost a full day, involving a short flight a 4x4 drive, a canoe ride and a short hike.
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| The journey out of Quito begins with a 20 minutes flight, operated with a twin engine jet aircraft, bound for Puerto Francisco de Orellana (locally known as Coca). |
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The landscape soon after takeoff from Quito.
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| East of this volcano, the amazon begins. |
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| Approaching Coca. | |
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| Left picture: the bus from airport to dock. Right picture: the luggage is waterproofed for the long canoe ride to the lodge. | |
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| A view of Coca. |
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| The Napo river and the motorized canoes used to transport the group to the lodge. | |
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| About two and an half hours are spent in the motorized canoe. | |
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| Occasionally, traces of human activity is visible along the river . | |
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From this dock, a 20 minutes walk to a small lagoon begins. Registered luggage is carried by porters. |
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Finally, a brief canoe ride brings every passenger to the lodge. |
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| Welcome ! |
Pictures from the returning trip
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Because of a strike in Coca, the group has to travel by motorized canoe for about 8 hours to Tena, where a 1 hour bus ride to a local airport begins. |
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| The runway in Tena is used by kids to play. An horn warns everybody, each time that an aircraft is about to takeoff or land. | |
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| The flight is today operated by Beechcraft 1900 and lasts about 25 minutes. It is a spectacular trip between mountains volcanoes. | |
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ECUADOR PICTURES |
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Traveling from Quito to the amazon rainforest <YOU ARE HERE> The complete trip from hotel in Quito to the amazon lodge, takes almost a full day. |
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Sacha Lodge in the amazon rainforest In the heart of the amazon rainforest, it represents a very comfortable base from where half or full day excursions begin. GO. |
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There are dozens of miles of trails around the lodge, ideal to explore the forest and meet its inhabitants. GO. |
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Kapok tower and Canopy walkway at Sacha Lodge A kapok tower and a canopy walkway, respectively 43 and 30 meters tall, are the ideal points to observe birds and other wildlife from the top of the forest. GO. |
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Birds and mammals of amazon rainforest Monkeys, toucans, parrots and many other colorful birds. GO. |
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Pictures of reptiles and amphibians Frogs, salamanders, iguanas and much more. GO. |
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Pictures of arachnoids and myriapods Tarantulas and other spiders, centipedes, millipedes.GO. |
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Insects pictures of amazon rainforest The ants are perhaps the most impressive, but also butterflies, grasshoppers and coleopterans are included in this section. GO. |
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Amazon rainforest trees, flowers and mushrooms Trees, flowers, bromeliads, and different types of mushrooms. GO. |
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A local naturalist guide explained many aspects of the life in the forest. GO. |
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Quito day tour, the capital of Ecuador The Ecuador's capital has an altitude of 2800 meters above sea level and is surrounded by several majestic volcanoes. GO. |
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Excursion to Cayambe volcano in Ecuador Picturesque town where is possible to rent a truck and drive to the snow line on Cayambe volcano. GO. |
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Otavalo day tour and the handicraft market Hosts a colorful market, where the locals meet to sell and exchange different types of products. GO. |
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Electronic equipment used on this trip A brief description of the equipment used to take the pictures throughout this voyage. GO |
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