GALERA SAN FRANCISCO MARINE RESERVE
For several years there was a suspicion that the coastal strip and the marine environments that they are located in front of the towns of Galera, Estero de Plátano, Quingue and San Francisco, located in the southwest of the province of Esmeraldas– harbor a biological wealth comparable to that of the Galapagos waters. This suspicion […]
PULULAHUA GEOBOTANICAL RESERVE
Pululahua is an isolated and quiet area near the city of Quito. Every afternoon clouds laden with moisture arrive from the Pacific coast. It is the only protected area in the country that has the category of “Geobotanical Reserve”.This says a lot about its raison d’être, since its geology and volcanological history are very particular. […]
MANGLARES CAYAPAS MATAJE ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
The reserve protects two hydrographic basins in the northwest of the country, the Mataje river to the north and Cayapas to the south; from which the name of the protected area is derived. the river basin Mataje is binational since we share it with Colombia. The Cayapas River originates outside ofthe reserve.Its main tributaries from […]
Chontacuro
It is a fermented drink made from the fruits of the chonta, knownlike chontaduros It is a chicha that often replaces the also common chichacassava. It is a thick drink with a strong, somewhat acid flavor, which is prepared onlywhen the fruit is in season. It is served in pilches or deep mates -mukawas in […]
Chicha de Chonta
It is a fermented drink made from the fruits of the chonta, knownlike chontaduros It is a chicha that often replaces the also common chichacassava. It is a thick drink with a strong, somewhat acid flavor, which is prepared onlywhen the fruit is in season. It is served in pilches or deep mates -mukawas in […]
Maito de Guanta
The maito stands out among the most popular and delicious dishes of exotic gastronomyamazonian. It consists of a preparation of different ingredients, which can befish, hearts of palm, green plantains and cassava, wrapped in a bijao or kwan panga leaf. OfIn fact, the word “maito” comes from northern Quechua and means “wrapped”.The ingredients of the […]
Ayampaco
Among all the exotic delicacies that make up the traditional cuisine of Morona Santiago, the ayampacos are perhaps the most representative snacks and most desired by locals and tourists. This delicious dish is a bijao leaf wrapper stuffed with fish or meat of different types with yucca, chili, garlic and other natural seasonings. It has […]
Chicha de Yuca
Chicha has been consumed by the Shuar nationality since ancient times.Among some of the gastronomic traditions that the Shuar still preserve is theelaboration of cassava chicha. This drink is typical of this nationality and has achievedsurvive the passage of time. Chicha is usually always offered as a synonym of friendship when someonemestizo comes to visit […]
Seco de Guanta
Most of the settlements located in this great jungle are rural peasants, and occupya low percentage within the elements that the Amazon lodges in its entirety. Ofthe few towns located there, most of them feed on fish and animals like theguanta that is typical of the Ecuadorian east and that has a delicious preparation.This is […]
Caldo de 31
Ecuadorian gastronomy has variety and history, since some dishes date back hundreds ofyears and are still valid today. One of them is the famous Caldo de 31, food that contains a large amount of protein to raise people’s energy.It is prepared with the entrails of beef such as the heart, udder, tripe, belly, lung andeven […]