I wnt to La Selva (eastern Equador on the Napo River) two years ago;
and, I can hightly recommend it also.

Jane



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>From: Thomas Love[SMTP:tlove at calvin.linfield.edu]
>Sent: Thursday, November 14, 1996 5:39AM
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Re: Kapawi Ecological Reserve
>
>Though I don't know it firsthand, this reserve area/ecotourist destination
>is almost certainly in eastern Ecuador on the Napo River near the Peruvian
>border. There are several other lodges in this fabulous area, including
>ExplorNapo which I visited in 1983. There's apparently a canopy walk set
>up there (ExplorNapo) now.
>
>Tom Love
>Dept. Soc/Anth
>Linfield College
>McMinnville, OR 97128
>tlove at linfield.edu
>
>On Wed, 13 Nov 1996, Loanne Larson wrote:
>
>> What country in the Kapawi reserve located?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> LoAnne Larson Librarian
>> loanne at guest.nwnet.net
>> Shorecrest High School
>> 15343 25th Ave NE
>> Seattle, WA 98155
>>
>>
>> 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.
>> >
>> >
>> > *****************************************************************
>> > Canodros S.A.
>> > Luis Urdaneta 1418 y Av. del Ejercito
>> > Phone: (5934) 285711 Fax: (5934) 287651
>> > E-mail: eco-tourism1 at canodros.com.ec
>> > Web Side : http://mia.lac.net/canodros
>> > Ecuador - Southamerica
>> > *****************************************************************
>> >
>>
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