TOPICS
Amazon Rainforest
Ecuador Jungle
Jungle animals
Jungle plants
Jungle music
Jungle video
Indigenous groups
Jungle Tours

PROTECTED AREAS
Yasuni National Park

LINKS
Selva Vida Travel
Pastaza.com
Jardin Botanico Las Orquideas
Other links

JUNGLE MAP

Map of Ecuador jungle

SUCUMBIOS

Is located to the north, along the Colombian border, and contains some of the most expansive ecological reserves, such as Cuyabeno. The capital is Lago Agrio, the main starting point for tours in this region.

NAPO

Is located in the northeast, with Tena as its capital. Many indigenous groups, such as the Quichuas, live in Napo region.

ORELLANA

Orellana, Ecuador’s newest province, whose capital is Francisco de Orellana (Coca). Orellana is rich in oil and wood reserves and has beautiful scenery and a wealth of flora and fauna. The principal indigenous groups are the Huaorani, Schuar, and Quichua communities.

PASTAZA

Located in the east, its capital is Puyo. Lush & dense forests and large variety of animal and plant species are its principal attractions.

MORONA-SANTIAGO

Located in the south east, its capital is Macas. This region is rich in natural beauty, with many rivers and a variety of trees species such as cedar, mahogany, canelón, and laurel.

ZAMORA CHINCHIPE

Located in the south east, with Zamora as its capital. The most spectacular National Park is Podocarpus National Park. The geography here is extremely varied due to the influence of the Eastern and Condor highland areas

Ecuador Jungle

The continental Ecuador has an approximate area of 248.406,5 Km², 47% (116.604,06 Km²) its correspond the Amazonia (jungle). The Amazon region, characterized by their tropical forest and possessor of an incalculable biological diversity, it is composed by the following counties, of north to the south: Sucumbíos, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Morona Santiago and Zamora Chinchipe.

In terms of biological diversity, Ecuador is one of the countries with more wealth in the world. Is the house of 1600 species of birds, 415 of amphibians and 3500 of orchids at least, representing 17%, 10% and 18%-respectively- of the world total. Almost half of the surface of Ecuador it is covered for Amazon forests. Near 13 100 000 of hectares of unique ecosystems in the world, they are occupied for hardly the national population's 5%, in their majority indigenous groups. (USAID, United States Agency of the International Development).

In Ecuador jungle live 10 of the 14 indigenous nationalities of the Ecuador: Achuar, Andoa, Cofán, Kichwa, Secoya, Shiwiar, Shuar, Siona, Waorani and Zápara, nationalities that occupy and they depend of more than those more than 7.500 Km² of tropical humid forest. (Cardenas A. 2009)