THE ECUADORIAN RAIN FOREST
The Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest covers 130.035 sq. km more than 48% of the country. It is scarcely inhabited, about 390.000 people. 
Scientists consider the Amazon Rainforest as one of the 25 high-priority areas to be protected for the survival of Earth.  The Ecuadorian Amazon Basin harbours one the highest bio-diversity of the World. This huge virgin and remote ecosystem is home for many plants, birds, amphibians, reptiles and insects.

WE INVITE YOU TO COME AND SHARE THIS ADVENTURE WITHIN AN ECOLOGICAL PROJECT CALLED “AMAZON CABAÑAS SHIRIPUNO” RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE ECUADORIAN AMAZON RAIN FOREST!!!

THE SHIRIPUNO RIVER
 

The lowlands rainforest is the most sophisticated and complex ecosystem on Earth. It takes time, patience and a solid background to approach and penetrate this environment and its various aspects.

Nowhere else could the wildlife be so magnificent and mysterious that in the depth of the Shiripuno River rainforest, a natural observation place, huge trees covered with epiphytes and hanging vines, where the sun hardly breaks through the dense foliage, salt licks, oxbow lakes and meander streams full of fish schools;

the enormous canopy hosts the rare harpy eagle and the magnificent scarlet macaw. Muddy trails left by tapir peccaries and then fresh jaguar tracks, noisy giant otters frolicking in the rivers searching fish, anacondas and caimans basking by the river shores. Metallic blue butterflies break the monotony of the shadowy forest with their striking colors and behaviour. The whistle of a great tinamou signals the nigh to come and then chorus of tree frogs perform as snakes of different species move around while myriads of katydids enjoy fresh leaves and Life starts again…

THE HUAORANI ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESERVE
The Huaorani Reserve is located in the Upper Amazon though below 300 meters occupying the Provinces of Orellana, Napo, Pastaza, they are eighteen different communities living on the Reserve.
The Huaorani people are renowned for their great hunting skills and a deep knowledge of the rainforest. One of their traditional weapons is the 2 meter-long spear they use as a harpoon to hunt peccaries and other big animals. Another one is the blowpipe and the famous poison“curare”-laced darts. Thanks to their diet and constant exercise they enjoy an excellent physical condition. Older people have a hole in their earlobe where they insert a disc made of balsa wood. Animals are always present in Huaorani houses as pets, such as monkeys, parrots, peccaries and others. These people still rely on the forest resources for their survival.

LOCALIZATION

The Cabañas Shiripuno are located 7 hours from the town of Coca, along the Shiripuno River, which is one of the gateways to reach the Yasuni National Park within the Anthropological Huaorani Reserve, between the Pastaza and Orellana Provinces and easily reached from Quito by plane of bus.

ACCOMMODATION AT CABAÑAS SHIRIPUNO
The Cabañas Shiripuno have been built from materials available in the area in order to maintain a perfect harmony with the environment, using traditional techniques and as little negative impact on nature as possible.
There are a total of 4 thatch -roofed cabins divided in doubles, triples, and quadruple rooms, with private facilities. The total capacity is for 24 visitors.
There is no electricity in the Cabañas Shiripuno.