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From Coca to Iquitos

by moro Posted on 13 March 2007

One of the most adventurous ways to travel from Ecuador towards the Peruvian Amazonian rain forest is to cruise along the Rio Napo, embarking on the cargo boats that follow the route Coca (Equador) – Iquitos (Peru). We have been … Continue reading →

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Ecotourism in the Amazon

by moro Posted on 11 March 2007

Ecotourism, communitarian tourism, ecolodges, ecoresorts are just many names which refer to the same experience: coming in contact with the rain forest and the people (aboriginal peoples) that inhabit it. In the case of the Amazon, because a good part … Continue reading →

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Last shamans of the Amazon

by moro Posted on 10 March 2007

Sarita and Carlito accompany us through this experience, teaching the language of a world we didn’t know before, the keys in order to understand and respect the forest. They design in our minds the symbols of nature: the anaconda (amaru), … Continue reading →

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An Amazon indigenous community

by moro Posted on 8 March 2007

Sinchi Sacha means “strong forest” in the Kichwa indigenous language. Carlito, our young guide, knows every centimeter of his world, the forest; with his machete opens a way that knows by heart, he follows the “songlines” traced by his ancestors. … Continue reading →

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Tena, a look to the Amazon

by moro Posted on 4 March 2007

Now we are really in the Amazon basin… to make it clear, there are the curious smiles of the children who run towards the bus. In their black eyes and smooth like silk hairs, it’s hidden all the mystery of … Continue reading →

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Baños hot springs

by moro Posted on 4 March 2007

Baños is a small city which rises in a flat piece of land, where the Andean valleys begin their tortuous descent towards the Amazon basin… we get there leaving the Pan-American highway near Ambato, city center of one of the … Continue reading →

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Maiz vs oil: Latin American mirages

by moro Posted on 23 February 2007

During the last year, the high petrol price has stimulated the production of biofuels from alternative sources (biomass). For effect of the crescent corn demand (used to produce bio ethanol) on the part of the North-American market, the price of … Continue reading →

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In Quito

by moro Posted on 17 February 2007

The Andean landscape becomes extremely variable in the northern part of Ecuador: from semi-desertic valleys to impressive green hills. After hours of roller coaster we reach Otavalo, a village where one of the most important Ecuadorian indigenous markets takes place. … Continue reading →

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Towards Ecuador, goodbye Colombia

by moro Posted on 16 February 2007

The deep canyons dig incurable wounds along the Andean ridge and mark the border between Colombia and Equador: we reach Ipiales following the Pan-American highway from Popayan through Pasto. We greet therefore Colombia, a large and wonderfully wild country, sad … Continue reading →

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