#mera

At 1,250 meters above sea level, in a lower montane forest on the eastern foothills of Llanganates National Park—at the northern edge of Pastaza Province—there exist around 800 species of vascular and endemic plants. Among them are palm species such as chonta, pambil, and killi: natural resources that have long shaped the identity and imagination of ancestral Amazonian peoples, widely used as structural pillars in their vernacular constructions. JAG Estudio JAG Estudio Within this natural context, the presence of water bodies is common. Small streams and consolidated rivers have drawn a population committed to environmental conservation, who have established small refuges, shelters, and reserves dedicated to animal r... More