What country in the Kapawi reserve located?




LoAnne Larson Librarian
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On Thu, 7 Nov 1996 canodro1 at ECUA.NET.ec wrote:

> Dear Sirs,
>
> The Kapawi Reserve seems to be one of the places in South America
> with the highest diversity of bird. The reasons are clear. Isolated from
> populated centers, has no threats at the moment. No logging or oil
> exploitation is present in the area.
>
> Different types of forests (Terra firm, versa, igapos, Mauritia swamps,
> river islands, white and black waters lakes etc.) provide different niches
> to many different species. Besides it Kapawi embodies species from
> Ecuador, Peru, and the Amazon Basin as well as migrants.
>
> Kapawi seems to be an area of high endemism as part of the Napo Refuge.
> For instance, recently two species from the generous Herpsilochmus and
> Arremonops have been discovered in Kapawi and it seems to be they can be
> new registers for science.
>
> But even if you don't discover new species, it is likely to find rare
> egisters like the Rofous Potoo, the Black Bushbird, the Rio Suno
> Antwren an the harpy Eagle.
>
> More them 20 different species of parrots and five species of macaws,
> the Wood Stork, the Orinoco Goose and the Ornate Hawk-Eagle are some
> of the 490 species that have been registered in Kapawi in the past months,
> Researchers predict that the list will count with more than 600 species.
>
> Being isolated from the rest of the world doesn't mean a lack of confort,
> at least not in Kapawi. We offer 20 double rooms every one with its
> private bathroom, showers heated by the sun, and electricity provided by
> solar panel. Located at the shore of the Kapawi lake every room has a wide
> terrace from where you can observe the daily visitors; ducks, hummingbirds,
> egrets, parrots or listen the music produced by myriad of frogs at night.
>
> We serve a tasty combination of international food and traditional
> plants. A wide variety of exotic fruits is also available. Soft drinks,
> snacks and hot water for coffee and tea are available all day.
>
> A well-endowed library is open all day long. Paperbacks, magazines and
> books are available. A small boutique stocks essential items, as well as
> handicrafts and souvenirs.
>
>
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