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As you arrive to the magical lagoon by canoe the first thing that hits you is the serenity. The sun was setting and everything sparkled in its natural state, the feeling of purity, harmony and life was permeating all round. The local guides are true experts in the surrounding rainforest; there own enthusiasm and love for the habitat is contagious, the long bush walks were more than facinating, mind blowing! the fresh oxygen, the birds! the monkeys! the lizards, the insects, the various trees,...

Learn the lingo, feed the animals, live life rah!

Left the jungle today and was very sad to leave.  My initial impression had been that the community was perhaps smaller and less traditional than I had expected, with less for the volunteers to help with as projects were not yet in development.  However, after a while I realised how interesting it was to observe a community that is on the edge of the competing influences of modernity brought by the road link to Puyo (the threats to the rainforest and traditional ways of living as a ...

From Quito, to Banos and then surfing on the Pacific! Ecuador uses the US $, and for less than 300 you can jump off bridges, rappel off waterfalls, learn to surf, eat like a king.....the list goes on. The most amazing trip ever!

I arrived in Ecuador having just finished volunteering in the Dominican Republic working in the National Aquarium. It had been 3 years since I had last been in South America and there was a nice feeling of returning to something familiar. This was my first time in Ecuador but the similarities with other South American countries (especially Peru) were evident. After seeing the sites of Quito I made my way down the Andes to Puyo. I had booked a volunteer project with an animal rescue centre whi...

In the morning we rose early to book in some bicycles, as the girl in our group (Noah) wanted to attempt a 60 km ride to Puyo, estimated to take 5 hours to complete.  We rented our bikes and bought some water, and headed off.                 The ride is by far the longest one I ever attempted.  To be fair, the majority of it was downhill, with some steep stretches that allowed us to fly through the ...