Quimica

MINDO
LOCATION
Mindo, is located in the North-West of the provience of from Quito, with an area of 19.200 hectareas of tropical rain forest, scarcely 1h30. Mindo is one of the principal attractions of the ecological provincial tourism and for the lovers of nature who want to observe some western forests of the Ecuador with 2 ' 500 inhabitants who devote themselves principally to theagriculture, raise cattle and tourism. We can find approximately 500 varieties of birds and approximately 40 types of butterflies. This great variety in such a small region is only in South America.
6. CLIMATE
The temperature is approximately between the 15 º C - 24 º C 60 º Her f - 75 º F all the year round. The rains are common, but there is no dry station, during May - September the climate becomesdrier.
7. PROTECTIVE FOREST MINDO NAMBILLO
The Reservation Mindo Nambillo possesses a spectacular flora and fauna. In its surroundings they find approximately 500 varieties of birds and approximately 40 types of butterflies. It is a paradise for observers of birds and one of the best places of the country to see to the Rooster of the Rock, toucans, parrots, owls, colibríes, wild ducks, quetzales,chiefs, tangaras, between others.

More than 170 species of orchids have been identified inside Mindo's reservation, which one finds in a region with some of the highest rates of endemismo of plants in the world. Orchids, bromelias, heliconias, ferns, lianas, mosses and líquenes that grow galore here.
Mindo is crossed by several rivers, as the Mindo and the White rivers, exist a variety ofwaterfalls as the Milpe, the Dirty one, and Tatalá, so that beside enjoying the landscape, the visitor can practice some aquatic sports, since rafting, rappelling or the tubing, an activity very similar to the first one except that the raft is constructed by tires. An exciting experience to enjoy observing the fauna and the natural beautiful landscapes while you go downstream.
If the adrenaline isnot you fort, you can choose for a calm trek for the forest, enriched by the pleasant conversation of a local guide ready to share his knowledge and the cultural legacy of their ancestors with a lot of luck will be able to observe some mammal, as the porcupine, bear of spectacles or the puma. Here you can find a lot of medicinal,plants like epífitas and fabulous orchids. The big trees are not anexception it can see tree of rubber and cinnamon, as well as endemic varieties as tangaré.
Inside the Reservation you will find a natural complex of 15 waterfalls of different height and singular beauty. Following the same route of revenue it is possible to come to Nambillo's traditional waterfall.
This beautiful place possesses a tarabita of 530 meters of length that they shorten the time oftrek, offering you the emotions of the dizziness of the height and it complete one appreciation of the forest.

8. ACTIVITIES AND SITES OF INTEREST IN MINDO
8.1. MINDO ECUADOR, MARIPOSARIO
It is a paradise of the biodiversity and one of the richest areas of the planet with regard to the concentration of species of birds, including to the butterflies. There he is near 3.200 species of butterflies.Many of these species are on the verge of extinction.
In the Mindo’s Mariposario it is possible to enjoy the full contact the nature, and the species of more beautiful butterflies in the zone, where it will know his life cycle and be charmed with the great variety and color of the diurnal butterflies of this delighted valley that is Mindo. It has a reservation of 29.00 hectares. Mindo isvisited by biologists, ormitólogos and lovers of the nature of the whole world. In addition it is the ideal place for the lovers of the adventure too.
In the Mariposario the visitor will have the opportunity to know the whole process of the metamorphosis of the butterflies, which consists of 4 phases: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and butterfly. In addition it will be able to observe one extends...