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Remolino Grande The Secoya Community of Remolino Grande is situated on the river Aguarico in the northeast of Ecuador relatively close to the Columbian border. The river is home to several different communities; Secoya, Kichwa, Shuar, Cofan and the Colonists. To reach the area it is necessary to travel to Shushufindi, which is an unsightly town full of refineries, compounds and gas storage tanks, with the occasional 24-hour nightclub frequented by the numerous petroleum workers that are employed in the surrounding areas. In Shushufindi there is one ‘bus’ per day to Puerto Gregorio, which consists of a open-sided mini-bus where people, animals and sacks of rice ride on the top and in uncomfortable wooden pews along bumpy dirt tracks. The bus ride to Puerto Gregorio is through vast expanses of Palm plantations, punctuated by the odd small village with wooden shacks and occasional ‘schools’. There is no primary rainforest left in this area More.... Mushullacta Mushullacta is a K

Report from visit Quilotoa – JJ van Dam – 6 days, Dec 2006 Logistic expert fom Netherland Quilotoa: Jan-Joost van Dam un voluntario holandés para desarrollar la logística de los tou In this report, basic information is given about the communities and stays of Quilotoa and Ponce. In the end, a short point is written about possibilities for Tourism in Ponce. Getting there For this, see also the description that has been made already by Ecotrackers. All busses go from Latacunga via Zumbahua to Quilotoa. The last bus going directly from Latacunga (via Zumbahua) to Quilotoa leaves at approximately 11:30 in Latacunga. Leaving at Quito around 09:00 is OK to catch that bus. If later, you should take a (more expensive) truck/pick-up from Zumbahua to Quilotoa. In Quilotoa, stop at the blue arch entering Quilotoa and ask for Cesar or Cesar´s casa. Ponce is a small community downhill from Quilotoa, 30 minutes downhill walk. Quito-Latacunga=1.50$, approx 2 hours. Latacunga-Quilo

Wednesday, December 20, 2006 ECOTRACKERS REPORT WITH REGARD TO WOMENS GROUP PONCE-QUILOTOA 19 December 2006, Marieke Slootman Stay in Quilotoa: 7-12 December Containing: Evaluation of the stay My experiences with regard to the women´s group and the discussions held What the group needs Possible role for Ecotrackers Example form workshop More........

Briefly, my name is Rasmus Wendelbo Nielsen. But people I have met through this travel might know me as Nelson, Ras, Erasmo, Rastafari or something even different. Anyways I come from Denmark, born in 1974 and is presently 26 years old. I have spend most of my life in school, most recently at university. I recieved a Masters Degree in molecular biology with speciality in protein chemistry in December 2000. So if any of your friends need a protein chemist you know who to call. At the moment I do not have a permanent residence. But I will be back in Copenhagen, Denmark, on the 11th of august 2001 and then you can contact me on ph. 26-7-1964-9. Or you can always use the mail, safariras@hotmail.com . Where In Equador yes, but this page contains info about travels to some of the minor communties, Manglaralto at the coast and Guamote and Sisid in the Andes. The stays were each for about one week and a part of a volunteerwork program under the Ecotrackers Foundation .

Graham Montague an intelligent tourist Written by Graham Montague I went with another volunteer and we first caught a bus to Cayambe which is about an hour and a half by bus from Quito. The journey from Cayambe to La Chimba takes an hour by bus along a rough road that is basically a dirt track in places and paved with cobble stones in others. I am told that the buses have to have their suspensions changed every six months! The bus we caught from Cayambe was packed, with a lot of people standing. On the way we passed many small communities along the way and eventually arrived in La Chimba. We arrived around midday on a Saturday. When we arrived there was a crowd of people laying turf on what is the village football pitch. Apparently it .... More.....

By Gustavo I worked as volunteer of Ecotrackers Network in Ecuador BUNCHE, ESMERALDAS The visit was coordinated by Fernando Godoy, director of the Fundación de Desarrollo Social (social development foundation) based in Atacames. On the way to Bunche we stopped in the beachtown of Muisne. We arrived by motorboat since all access roads are not anymore. Señor Clemente Paneso, acting priest when the padre cannot make it from Muisne, had picked us up from Macará to escort us home. His sister in law, the unique Carmen, was to be our minder and landlady. She and a busy Paneso became tireless guides to many activities. We were lucky to arrive the same day as the town celebrates their patron saint, San Jacinto. A new statue carved in Cuenca was to replace the old and well loved wooden saint, and it was scheduled to arrive that day. In the afternoon the procession arrived by boat. San Jacinto was paraded through town by a large crowd who chanted rythmic hymns and escorted by drumming, before

WELCOME TO MY EXPERIENCES VOLUNTEERING IN ECUADOR WHY VOLUNTEERING? AFTER 10 MONTHS OF TRAVEL IN LATIN AMERICA ON THE GRINGO TRAIL, I WAS CRAVING AN ALTERNATIVE EXPERIENCE TO THE RUN OF THE MILL TOURISM. WHILE IN QUITO I STUMBLED ACROSS ECOTRAKKERS AND FOUND THAT I WAS INTERESTED IN THEIR PHILOSOPHY OF DEVELOPING ECOTOURISM AND AIDING COMMUNITIES IN THE LESS VISITED AREAS. SO WHEN DIRECTOR, MAXIMILLIANO MORENO OFFERED ME THE OPPURTUNITY TO BE THE FIRST VOLUNTEER TO VISIT THE MORONA AREA FROM ECOTRACKKERS ,I JUMPED AT THE OPPURTUNITY. THE MISSION MY MISSION WAS TO VISIT THE COMMUNITIES OF PUERTO MORONA AND SAN JOSE DE MORONA. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT WAS TO GIVE ENGLISH LESSONS IN THE LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COLLEGE, EXPLORE THE AREA FOR OPPURTUNITIES IN ECOTOURISM AND TO SEEK OUT CONTACTS AND INFORMATION FOR FUTURE VOLUNTEERS TO THE RIO MORONA AREA. A SELF REWARDING EXPERIENCE THE MORONA RIVER IS SITUATED IN THE SOUTHERN ORIENTE AREA OF ECUADOR CLOSE TO THE BORDER WITH PERU.THE RIVER