Huaoranis En El Yasuni

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6 Days Huaorani Expedition Yasuni National Park

The Yasuni National Park is made up of an infinite succession of small, smooth hills that are the result of the age-old flowing of the rivers and that are the general background to this area of immense biodiversity. The park covers important basins of the riversNapo, Yasuní, Shiripuno, Tiputini, Nashiño, Cononaco and various tributaries of the Curaray River which forms the southern border of the Park. The park is bordered on the north by the impressive Napo River. From the town of Francisco of Orellana (Coca) to New Rocafuerte the river travels approximately 300km, creating more than 120 islands along the way; this river is navigable all the way until itflows into the great Amazon River. The rivers in the Yasuni National Park have different origins; some proceed from the Andes and are known as white water Rivers due to the high quantity of sediment that they drag from the mountain range. Others are born in the Amazon region itself and are known as clear water rivers given that they are tinted by a certain degree of contact with fallen leaves.Finally there are the black water rivers, which have the color of tea owing to their constant contact with “hojarasca” and to the tannin that they acquire from the leaves. The blackest water of all is the one that comes from the palm swamps or “moretales”. The totality of the Park is classified as tropical rainforest. Within it one can differentiate 3 types of forest: the firm ground, located in thehigher parts; the seasonally flooded forest (or varzea); and the permanently flooded forest (or igapo). In spite of the good state in which all this biodiversity is maintained in the Park, there are also threats which

put great pressure on these resources; colonization and the oil exploration are the most evident. FACTFILE: YASUNI NATIONAL PARK, Napo Province. The western edge of the YasuniNational Park lies at only 306km. from Quito, the capital of Ecuador. It has an area of 679,751ha. FAUNA: The fauna of this park includes a great variety of fish: siluros, piranhas and various ornamental species. Reptiles include anacondas, boa constrictors, caymans, tortoises, and there are also various amphibians, invertebrates and insects. Birds include royal buzzards, harpy eagles, giant“tinamúes”, falcons, kingfishers and herons. Among the mammals there are tapirs, monkeys, giant armadillos and wild boars. FLORA: Different types of vegetation: riverbank vegetation, forest flooded or varzea, and firm forest ground, among others. The vegetable species vary considerably from the hills to the plains. Common species include the cecropia, chonta, silk tree and rubber tree, the capirona, thejacaranda, the “sangre de drago”, cinnamon, cacahuatero and many vegetables. OTHER ATTRACTIONS: This reserve is the area with greatest biodiversity that exists in Ecuador. The Huaorani Indians live inside the limits of this park, along the river basins of the Tiputini, Yasuní, Cononaco and Nashiño. The Huaorani, Waorani or Waodani, also known as the Waos, are native Amerindians from the AmazonianRegion of Ecuador (Napo, Orellana and Pastaza Provinces) who have marked differences from other ethnic groups from Ecuador. The alternate name Auca is a pejorative exonym used by the neighbouring Quechua Indians, and commonly adopted by Spanish-speakers as well. Auca – awqa in Quechua – means "enemy". Their population is estimated in 4000 inhabitants and speak the Huaorani language, a linguisticisolate that is not known to be related to any other language. In the past, Huaorani were able to protect their culture and lands from both indigenous enemies and settlers.

6 Days Huaorani Expedition
This program creates a very unique experience, where visitors will learn about the Kichwa and Huaorani cultures and their close relationship with the rainforest, with the possibility to observe...