Butterflies & the Butterfly Farm at Sacha

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…

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Catching up with pygmy marmosets

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.

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Weather & Climate at Sacha Lodge

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…

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Coca, Ecuador: Gateway to the Amazon Rainforest

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…

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Kichwa Amazon Indigenous Communities

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…

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Biology of the Rainforest Canopy

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…

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Sharing the forest

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…

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