Turismo En Rio Caoni
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Publicado: 5 de julio de 2012
ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT AT CAONI RIVER
DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AND THEIR DESCRIPTION:
The place is belonged by a dancing floor, restaurant, locker and toilet. It also has a striking viewpoint that allows people to see the entire landscape of Caoni River. Among the activities to be performed are: wildlife observation, photography, spa, camping, hiking. Nowadays, thestructure of the spa tourist Caoni River is deteriorated due to the intensive use that has been given to the facilities of the place, without proper maintenance and without any control by the municipality. On holidays bathers than expected and organize dances.
Caoni’s landscape radiates tranquility and peace, the trees on the banks create a very natural place by which crosses the river with calm.The design of the cottages is in harmony with the environment.
There are many activities to practice, such as resting comfortably, participating in courses in the river rescue, rafting tube, try a boat trip on the Caoni. If the preference is more conventional activities you can walk through the forest, participate in any of the trips to the river, forests, black or indigenous communities.GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES:
Caoni’s River is located in Pichinchas’ northwest, in Pedro Vicente Maldonado Canton. It takes 3 hours from Quito to go there and the nearest town is Puerto Quito. Its coordinates are 00°07'20 latitude, 79°14'58 longitude.
PHYSICAL FEATURES:
* HIGH: 139 meters.
* TEMPERATURE: 12 – 20 °C
* RAINFALL: 3000 m3
* SIZE
Caoni River has a width of30 meters wide; its course is fast and fast flowing.
* WATER QUALITY:
Color: The water is dark green.
Temperature: 12 ° C.
Transparency: Fully transparent.
Suspended solids: There are not suspended solids.
* BIODIVERSITY
On the banks of the Caoni River there are Calliandra angustifolia chisparo trees wich have the distinction of growing on the banks of the river banks as acontainer and soil amendment, Guarumo (Cecropia peltata), Tillo (Brosimun lactescens) which measures 40 m. and produces abundant latex used as an ornamental or carpentry, guava (Psidium guajava), Laurel (Cordia alliodora), Guayacán Tabebuia chysantha) which grows in derived soils from igneous or metamorphic material, Moral Bobo (Clrisia recemosa), Bamboo (Bambusa guadua), Coconut (Cocosnucifera), Sapote (Quararibea cordata), Orange (Citrus sinensis), Matapalo (Poulsenia armata).
About birds there is just possible to watch blue and white swallows (Notiochelidon cyanoleuca), parrots, and toucans.
* USES:
It is used to practice swimming and to have a good time with family and friends by making barbecues.
* TEMPORARY ACCESS:
People can go to the place during all theyear (365 days per year).
FACTS VERIFIED:
All of them were checked in order to know if the information about the site is real. Actually, it is, because we could make sure about it by visiting the place.
BOOTLE NECKS:
The place is visited by many people during the year, especially at special dates as Carnival and Pedro Vicente Maldonado’s foundation, so on. The attractive is conservedhowever; it is suffering a deterioration process because of people’s lack of knowledge, especially after a holiday because they do not care about the conservation of the place and the make it dirty.
Also, it needs to have dressers, public bathrooms, and also need to relocate the people who sell any kind of products at special dates.
Another difficulty is to arrive to the place because theway is not so good especially at rainy season because it is not a paved way, in steed of that the way becomes muddy and slippery and is difficult to go to the river.
Another difficulty is that the basic structure is really bad because there is not potable water, electric energy and sewage system to make visitors feel comfortable. Additionally, there is not information about the place because...
DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AND THEIR DESCRIPTION:
The place is belonged by a dancing floor, restaurant, locker and toilet. It also has a striking viewpoint that allows people to see the entire landscape of Caoni River. Among the activities to be performed are: wildlife observation, photography, spa, camping, hiking. Nowadays, thestructure of the spa tourist Caoni River is deteriorated due to the intensive use that has been given to the facilities of the place, without proper maintenance and without any control by the municipality. On holidays bathers than expected and organize dances.
Caoni’s landscape radiates tranquility and peace, the trees on the banks create a very natural place by which crosses the river with calm.The design of the cottages is in harmony with the environment.
There are many activities to practice, such as resting comfortably, participating in courses in the river rescue, rafting tube, try a boat trip on the Caoni. If the preference is more conventional activities you can walk through the forest, participate in any of the trips to the river, forests, black or indigenous communities.GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES:
Caoni’s River is located in Pichinchas’ northwest, in Pedro Vicente Maldonado Canton. It takes 3 hours from Quito to go there and the nearest town is Puerto Quito. Its coordinates are 00°07'20 latitude, 79°14'58 longitude.
PHYSICAL FEATURES:
* HIGH: 139 meters.
* TEMPERATURE: 12 – 20 °C
* RAINFALL: 3000 m3
* SIZE
Caoni River has a width of30 meters wide; its course is fast and fast flowing.
* WATER QUALITY:
Color: The water is dark green.
Temperature: 12 ° C.
Transparency: Fully transparent.
Suspended solids: There are not suspended solids.
* BIODIVERSITY
On the banks of the Caoni River there are Calliandra angustifolia chisparo trees wich have the distinction of growing on the banks of the river banks as acontainer and soil amendment, Guarumo (Cecropia peltata), Tillo (Brosimun lactescens) which measures 40 m. and produces abundant latex used as an ornamental or carpentry, guava (Psidium guajava), Laurel (Cordia alliodora), Guayacán Tabebuia chysantha) which grows in derived soils from igneous or metamorphic material, Moral Bobo (Clrisia recemosa), Bamboo (Bambusa guadua), Coconut (Cocosnucifera), Sapote (Quararibea cordata), Orange (Citrus sinensis), Matapalo (Poulsenia armata).
About birds there is just possible to watch blue and white swallows (Notiochelidon cyanoleuca), parrots, and toucans.
* USES:
It is used to practice swimming and to have a good time with family and friends by making barbecues.
* TEMPORARY ACCESS:
People can go to the place during all theyear (365 days per year).
FACTS VERIFIED:
All of them were checked in order to know if the information about the site is real. Actually, it is, because we could make sure about it by visiting the place.
BOOTLE NECKS:
The place is visited by many people during the year, especially at special dates as Carnival and Pedro Vicente Maldonado’s foundation, so on. The attractive is conservedhowever; it is suffering a deterioration process because of people’s lack of knowledge, especially after a holiday because they do not care about the conservation of the place and the make it dirty.
Also, it needs to have dressers, public bathrooms, and also need to relocate the people who sell any kind of products at special dates.
Another difficulty is to arrive to the place because theway is not so good especially at rainy season because it is not a paved way, in steed of that the way becomes muddy and slippery and is difficult to go to the river.
Another difficulty is that the basic structure is really bad because there is not potable water, electric energy and sewage system to make visitors feel comfortable. Additionally, there is not information about the place because...
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