In Ecuador there are 202 protective forests and this represents approximately 9.72% of the national territory. You will wonder what are protective forests? Protective forests are all public or private plant formations that are not available for agriculture or livestock, their functions are to conserve water, soil, flora and fauna.
I had the fantastic opportunity to visit some protective forests and being a local guide I can share my experience through photos, videos or opinions with ecuadorians and foreigners. I hope my story will motivate others to continue traveling and learning.
I visited Cerro Blanco Protected Forest in Guayaquil and decided to follow the most extensive path named Howler monkey, why is it called that? Because on the most extensive path I can see howler monkeys. It was the first time I visited a forest, I was with two friends and one of them was my guide.
It was 6km on the way and about 5 hours walking. Trust me everything was worth it. As we walked I took several pictures and watched an Ant-Bear, a tarantula, different birds, lizards, flowers and several trees.
I had been told that the howler monkeys can be heard from far away and it is true. Every time I heard it motivated me to keep walking so I could get closer and observe it, I thought I would see several but on this trip I only observed one. I was fascinated, I learned a lot in this experience and I am happy to share it with you through Local Guides Connect.
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In Ecuador there are 202 protective forests and this represents approximately 9.72% of the national territory. You will wonder what are protective forests? Protective forests are all public or private plant formations that are not available for agriculture or livestock, their functions are to conserve water, soil, flora and fauna.
I had the fantastic opportunity to visit some protective forests and being a local guide I can share my experience through photos, videos or opinions with ecuadorians and foreigners. I hope my story will motivate others to continue traveling and learning.
I visited Cerro Blanco Protected Forest in Guayaquil and decided to follow the most extensive path named Howler monkey, why is it called that? Because on the most extensive path I can see howler monkeys. It was the first time I visited a forest, I was with two friends and one of them was my guide.
It was 6km on the way and about 5 hours walking. Trust me everything was worth it. As we walked I took several pictures and watched an Ant-Bear, a tarantula, different birds, lizards, flowers and several trees.
I had been told that the howler monkeys can be heard from far away and it is true. Every time I heard it motivated me to keep walking so I could get closer and observe it, I thought I would see several but on this trip I only observed one. I was fascinated, I learned a lot in this experience and I am happy to share it with you through Local Guides Connect.
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