miércoles, 27 de mayo de 2015

Mon stage a Huasquila Amazon Lodge

Visite d´une belge en Équateur 

Stage-tourisme-Equateur
Stage de tourisme en Equateur

De mars à juin 2015, Huasquila Amazon Lodge m’a offert la possibilité de réaliser mon stage d’études (en Tourisme). J’ai passé trois mois de ma vie à côtoyer la population de l’Amazonie équatorienne, partageant la culture Quichua qui est installée là-bas. Ceci fut une expérience de vie extraordinaire. Huasquila est un Lodge parfait, la qualité qu’ils proposent à leurs passagers est incroyable. Chaque détail est pensé de sorte à ce que tout se déroule pour le mieux, de sorte à ce qu’une expérience dans l’Amazonie équatorienne soit magique et inoubliable pour les personnes qui viennent la découvrir.


De Marzo a Junio 2015, Huasquila Amazon Lodge me ofreció la oportunidad de hacer mis pasantías en su hostería. Pasé tres meses de mi vida con la población del Oriente ecuatoriano, compartiendo la cultura Quichua que se encuentra muy cerca. Fue una experiencia extraordinaria. Huasquila es un lodge que queda perfecto, la calidad que proponen a los pasajeros es increíble. Cada detalle está pensado de manera que todo se pasé lo más perfecto, de manera que la experiencia en la amazonia ecuatoriana sea mágica e inolvidable. Todos los empleados de Huasquila me abrieron sus corazones y todos los días me ayudaban a realizarme profesionalmente. La bienvenida que les reservan en este lodge es perfecta, que sea para pasajeros o pasantes.


Tous les travailleurs de Huasquila m’ont ouvert leurs bras et leur quotidien pour m’aider dans ma réalisation professionnelle. L’accueil qu’on réserve dans ce Lodge d’Amazonie est totalement hors du commun, que ce soit pour les passagers ou pour les stagiaires. 
En  venant à Huasquila Amazon Lodge, vous aurez l’occasion de réaliser de nombreuses activités comme des promenades dans la forêt amazonienne, des visites d’une communauté quichua (danses, fabrication/confection de la Chicha et  Guayusa typiques de la région, partage de culture), ballades pour découvrir la force des plantes médicinales, rafting, tour en pirogue, promenades nocturnes, visites et baignades dans des cascades très accessibles, visite d’un zoo et visites de grottes naturelles.  Les guides locaux adorent partager leurs connaissances avec les passagers souhaitant découvrir leur culture. Le personnel de Huasquila est très professionnel dans son travail et s’améliore chaque jour pour offrir un service d’une qualité exceptionnelle.

Communautés indigènes-Quichua-partage-culture

Guide local quichua-culture-pajatoquilla










 







Visitando Huasquila Amazon Lodge, tendrá la oportunidad de participar varias actividades como caminatas en la selva ecuatoriana, visitas de comunidad Quichua (danzas, fabricación de la Chicha y Guayusa típicas de la región), caminatas para descubrir las plantas medicinales, rafting, tours en canoa, caminatas nocturnas, visitas de cascadas y cuevas, visita de zoos. Los guías locales estarán encantados de compartir su cultura con usted. El personal de Huasquila es muy profesional, y cada día se va mejorando para ofrecer un servicio de calidad optímalo y excepcional.


En plus d’être un Lodge de qualité supérieure, Huasquila Amazon Lodge offre 7 cabanes entièrement accessibles aux personnes à mobilité réduite. Le restaurant, le bar, le petit salon jusqu’aux cabanes sont pensées et construites pour un accès total aux P.M.R. C’est d’ailleurs le seul Lodge d’Amazonie à proposer des infrastructures pour les chaises roulantes et P.M.R. Ce qui rend Huasquila encore plus exceptionnel pour ses visiteurs!


Además de ser un Lodge de calidad muy alta, Huasquila Amazon Lodge ofrece 7 cabañas enteramente accesibles a las personas discapacitadas. El restaurante, el bar, le sala de estar hasta las cabañas están pensadas y construidas para tener acceso total a personas con movilidad reducida. Es el único lodge en Amazonia que propone este tipo de infraestructura para sillas de ruedas y movilidad reducida. Es lo que hace de Huasquila un lugar más excepcional todavía para sus pasajeros.

miércoles, 8 de abril de 2015

10 Places to Visit in Ecuador Amazon Rainforest

The ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest, is a magical place with many wonderful places to visit. Discover 10 of the many atractions of the amazon! 

 

cuyabeno amazon ecuador
Photo from Sintaxis

1.    Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve is the second largest nature reserve in Ecuador and one of the most bio-diverse parks in the world. Take a canoe around the flooded forests of Cuyabeno and experience the incredible amount of flora and fauna this reserve has to offer. 




2.    Soaring more than 3,500 meters above the jungle, the Sumaco Volcano is surrounded by steep ravines and dense jungle – elements that have kept tourists at bay and preserved the areas flora and fauna. 



3.    Learn about the rainforest at the Jatun Sacha Biological Station. In addition to continually conducting research on the rainforest, the station also works on a number of forest protection and sustainable development projects and is the second largest conservation organization in Ecuador. 



4.    The village of Misahuallí is a remote port at the juncture of the Napo and Misahuallí rivers and is a popular starting point for canoe trips and jungle tours. Visit the center of town and see monkeys climbing trees and roaming the plazas.

 


5.    Surrounded by thick vegetation and beautiful scenery, The San Rafael Waterfall is considered one of the most impressive waterfalls in the Ecuadorian Amazon and one of the largest in the country. 

waterfall san rafael in the amazon

6.    Founded in 1560, Archidona is a colonial town that serves as a business and social center for the small Kichwa communities in the area. 


 

7.    Located only 4km from Archidona, Jumandy Caves (Cuevas de Jumandy) is a labyrinth of natural caves and water-filled tunnels that extend several kilometers underground. Be sure to wear a bathing suit and be prepared to splash around underground!
 




8.    Tena is not only the capital of the Napo Province, but also the capital of white-water rafting and kayaking in Ecuador. The Amazon Jungle Rivers are large, clean, and scenic with consistent flows making this area ideal for adventure-seekers.

rafting tena river amazon



Amazon Jungle Tours 9.    Declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1989, Yasuni National Park is the largest protected area in continental Ecuador. Be sure to take a guide when you explore this extraordinary region that is home to an vast number of flora and fauna in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
 


 


10.    Huasquila Amazon Lodge! Huasquila is not only 100% accessible, but also committed to preserving the Ecuadorian Amazon. Since 2007, the eco-lodge and its “green-hearted” volunteers have reforested 50 acres with native trees and medicinal plants. The goal is to replant an ecological corridor that will connect the Cotundo area with the protected Antisana reserve. Thanks to this wonderful project, the newly reforested area has already attracted numerous animals (birds, armadillos, insects, and even monkeys!) in need of protection. 






lunes, 16 de marzo de 2015

A cacao session at Huasquila Amazon Lodge

Check our video in the Huasquila Amazon lodge channel in youtube!


In this video you will learn how to clean, cook and grind cacao! Smell its great aroma and mix it with other ingredients to make a sweet treat in our next video!




educational-travel

viernes, 13 de marzo de 2015

REFORESTATION AT HUASQUILA

Volunteer Program

This is the volunteer program that was made in Huasquila to reforest the reserve, and now we can see the amazing results. Huasquila Eco Lodge is the result of year of work by people from the community, foreigner volunteers and the owners.



The project is located within the Sumaco Biosphere Reserve, only 3 hours from Quito, Ecuador´s capital city and 40 minutes away from Tena, capital of the Napo province. The property has 115 ha, 65 ha are secondary forest and the rest is still primary forest. Six years ago with the help of volunteers from all over the world, we have started reforesting an area of 20 hectares with native trees and medicinal plants with the goal in the long run to replant an ecological corridor that will connect the Cotundo area with the close by protected area of the Antisana reserve.

The activities vary from collecting plants in the jungle, building a plant nursery and planting the collected trees, medicinal herbs and flowers, to help maintaining the work that has been done before.

Since Huasquila started the volunteer program 6 years ago, there are numerous animals (birds, armadillos, insects and even monkeys!) that have come for protection to this area from the close by deforested areas. This wonderful event has made us expand the volunteer work to also be responsible for observing, feeding and identifying these new animals.

This program also gives the unique opportunity to get insights into the tourism activities of an Eco- Lodge in the Amazon. Among those activities are guiding tourists, gardening and working in a small Ecuadorian family run company. You will learn how an eco-lodge works, attend guests, translate the tours guided by native guides into your own language etc. Also in the past year several volunteers have started to work in the close by community school 9 de Junio to teach children ages 4 – 8 basic English and german. This has shown to be very welcome by the close by community.

Main Tasks:

  • Eco-lodge (In high season the work was more directly in the EcoLodge)
  • Help local staff (help in the kitchen, wash your own dishes, etc)
  • Housekeeping (the volunteer house is cleaned by volunteers, earn how to arrange the bungalows and perform simple maintenance tasks)
  • Restaurant (you use this area a lot and will have to keep it clean, also learn how to arrange tables and serve)
  • Swimmingpool: learn how to keep it clean
  •  Particularly In high seasons, chance to go on different tours with the tourists and, if sufficiently fluent in Spanish, translate tours into your own language
  • Reforestation (depends on the number of Volunteers working on the Lodge)
  • Collecting plants and seeds in the jungle
  • Nursing trees
  • Planting, composting and maintaining everything
  • Gardening (bromelias, orchids, etc)
  • Research (define plant, use, make info sheet)




Wildlife (depends on the number of Volunteers working on the Lodge)

  • Observation
  • Feeding stations
  • Identification plus research (define animals, make info sheet)
  • Community School 9 de Junio (not mandatory, optional)
  • Teaching children ages 4 -8 years basic english and german.

During any tasks you fulfill, also constant contact with the local people and your work will include teaching them your native language as well as introducing them to your country’s customs and culture. This is the best way to share with local people and really get to understand another country’s cultures and customs. This exchange is very personally enriching!



lunes, 26 de enero de 2015

"ALL YOU NEED IS ECUADOR" IN THE SUPERBOWL

"Ecuador will be making history by becoming the first foreign country to have a tourism commercial during the Super Bowl"

This Sunday, Ecuador will become the first foreign country to air a tourism commercial during the Super Bowl. 

Ecuador bets that having this time in the Super Bowl, will make more american interested to visit this unique country where you can find: the galapagos islands, beautiful landscapes in the highlands, volcanoes, waterfalls, and the exuberant amazon!

More info in:

martes, 6 de enero de 2015

Huasquila Amazon Lodge im deutschen Kinderfernsehen KIKA ARD!

An Tag Zwei verlassen Jess und Ben die Großstadt Quito Richtung Dschungel. 

Einmal quer durchs Land führt ihr Roadtrip und endet mitten im Amazonas-Gebiet. Dann heißt es Eintauchen in den Urwald inklusive unheimlicher Geräusche in der Nacht, einer Bootsfahrt und einem Besuch bei den Quechua-Indianern. Die Schokolade, die Jess und Ben aus einer Kakaofrucht selbst machen, ist laut Jess "das Beste, was sie je gegessen hat".

Video:

http://www.kika.de/kika-live/sendungen/sendung81340.html


Fotos:

http://www.kika.de/kika-live/sendungen/sendung81342.html


martes, 16 de diciembre de 2014

Rafting in Ecuador!

Napo River, is one of the best rivers in Tena for rafting

Is a perfect river to make adveture, like rafting! The upper Rio Napo, is also localy called RIO JATUNYACU,which means " big water"  is a intermediete level for rafting, with big waves and amazing landscapes. 

JATUNYACU RIVER RAFTING

A perfect trip for beginners and experts. "it has the perfect combination of exciting rapids, calm pools, and fabulous jungles scenary" 


 At Huasquila Amazon Lodge we work with the best amazon tour operators for rafting and kayaking, which have very high safety standards and are experienced professionals. Whether you are an adventure traveler or just looking for your first river run, you will find the best rafting or kayaking trip in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Amazon tours on the Jatunyancu, Toachi, Quijos, or Kayaking School, will make your stay in Huasquila Amazon Lodge an experience you will never forget.

Gruops for rafting