Jungle View |
On the eastside of the Andean Mountainrange one finds the Ecuadorian Amazon. This area covers approximately 104247 sq. km. Its western limit is the Andes Mountain Range, Peru lies to the south and Colombia to the north. , a major area of the Ecuadorian Amazon supports exuberant vegetation that is typical of humid tropical forests. The annual average temperature is between 24 and 26° C. Between 300 and 400 cm of rainfall are distributed more or less equally throughout the year, although December through February are the drier months. |
Typical South American mammals which live in Ecuador's Amazon include armadillos, honey bears and sloths. Amazon bats form a cosmopolitan group numbering more than 60 species. Other mammals found in the tropical forest include tapirs, monkeys, and ocelots (or jaguars). On a walk through the forest, you will observe groups of monkeys, boars and large rodents; and in the lagoons there are manatees and caymans. Birds are the richest group of Amazon vertebrates, and approximately 1,000 species live in a variety of forest habitats, lagoons and open areas. Besides having a large variety in animals the Ecuadorian Amazon also harbours a large variety of indeginous tribes, about 40 different are to be found in the rainforest Throughout the Amazon area there are a lot of jungle lodges that are open for tourism. It is also possible to visit indiginous communities. |
