Saturday, April 11, 2015

Ecuador 2014: Maquipucuna Cloud Forest Reserve

Maquipucuna Eco Lodge

Ecuador 2014: Maquipucuna Cloud Forest Reserve

Last October, I tacked on some personal time to a work trip. The first stop was to Maquipucuna [ma-kee-poo-koo-na] Cloud Forest Reserve. For more info go here: http://www.maqui.org. This was pretty amazing 2 days at the Ecolodge, where we did a bunch of hiking, bird watching (toucans, wild turkeys, etc.), and tried to find the Andes brown bear.

The EcoLodge
I almost ran into this little bugger on a short hike
So much green!
Leaf cutter ants
Butterfly

We tried to find the Andes brown bear....all we found was this fresh bear poop
Pistols in the forest
All ready to go bird / bear watching
It down poured on us. This is nature's umbrella

The freshest passion fruit one can eat. Our guide knocked it off the tree with a branch. So good!



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