Omaere
Web: http://www.omaere.net
- Omaere runs the Pedagogical Ethnobotanical Omaere Park located
five minutes outside of Puyo. This is one of the first ethnical
botanical parks in Latin America and "relies on a team of indigenous
Shuar, Zaparo, Huaorani and Quicha specialists" to provide environmental
education that emphasizes the value of traditional indigenous
wisdom. The park is 15.6 hectares in size and boasts 1,500 different
species from the Ecuadorian Amazon; almost a third are cultivated
in the forest nurseries and greenhouses.
Ricancie
Web: http://ricancie.nativeweb.org
- RICANCIE is a network of ten Quichua communities in the Upper
Napo valley who have established a unique and genuine ecotourism
programme based on our traditional respect for our natural and
cultural heritage, as an alternative way of developing our communities
for both present and future generations. The income generated
through tourism contributes towards improving families' income,
women's participation and helps arrest the problem of young
people's migration to the towns by offering them work and opportunities
in the communities.
Zulaytur
Otavalo
Web: http://www.geocities.com/zulaytur
- Run by anthropologist Rodrigo Mora. This travel agency tourism
with a founding in sociology and anthropology of the region
and is one of the best introductions available for visitors
to Otavalo. |
