13 août 2026
After some months of data analyses, we are back in the field, ready to study the pygmy marmosets in the Sacha Lodge Reserve. In our first week of field work, we have bad news, good news and lots to think about.
17 octobre 2019
Walking into the “flying room” at the Sacha Lodge butterfly farm is like walking into a different world, of peace and tranquility, amid the cacophonous chorus of the surrounding jungle...
8 mars 2019
After some months of data analyses, we are back in the field, ready to study the pygmy marmosets in the Sacha Lodge Reserve. In our first week of field work, we have bad news, good news and lots to think about.
11 février 2019
The idea of “survival of the fittest” has ties to Darwin’s famous visit to the Galapagos Islands, so it seems natural that indigenous communities in mainland Ecuador...
11 janvier 2019
Navigating the rainforest is a tricky task when you consider that for over half of the year many of the main trails are completely flooded. Even when the floodwaters recede during the dry season...
11 décembre 2018
Knowing the weather of your vacation destination can make all the difference, and fortunately the weather in Ecuador’s Amazon jungle, where Sacha Lodge is located, is very consistent and predictable...
11 novembre 2018
The small city of Coca (formally known as Puerto Francisco de Orellana) is located at the confluence of the mighty Rio Napo and the Coca River, earning it the distinction of being the “gateway to Ecuador’s Amazon...
11 octobre 2018
In the remote depths of the Ecuadorian Amazon, far from the reach of cell signals or busy highways, are the fascinating and friendly Kichwa indigenous communities that have conserved their customs...
11 septembre 2018
The Napo River is the source of all life in the Ecuadorian Amazon. With origins on the eastern slopes of the central Andes, the Napo River ultimately drains...
20 août 2018
Perhaps more mysterious even than outer space is the unfolding world of the rainforest canopy. Over a hundred feet in the air, the rainforest canopy is where scientists estimate 60-90 percent of the life...
15 août 2018
This week we had more observations of the lonely pygmy marmoset of the kapoc tower. He lives and feed on a Spondias tree, known in Spanish as ovo. This is one of the preferred exudate sources for pygmy...
13 décembre 2017
Thanks to the support of Sacha Lodge of the primatological research carried out by faculty and students of Universidad San Francisco de Quito, in this new field season we will focus on the ecology and behavior...
