"Not a standard Amazon Adventure" Andyblog’s photos around Irshim, Ecuador

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Irshim, Ecuador by TravelPod blogger Andyblog titled "Not a standard Amazon Adventure" Andyblog’s travel blog entry: "Day 46 — Wednesday 9 June This was the day I started my mini Amazon adventure. I had wanted to go on an Amazon trip while I was in Ecuador. I was more interested in meeting some of the people who live in the Amazon than I was interested in seeing the animals and so I decided to go somewhere in Ecuador below Puyo. I found an organisation called Fundecoipa (www.fundecoipa.com) in the Lonely Planet guidebook. It was set up by a Shaur community (called Arutam) and they have a rainforest reserve and community on the road between Puyo on Macas and it is common for people to volunteer there. I read on an internet blog that they can also organise trips to a community in the Amazon, away from the road. Interestingly, the Shaur are the people that used to shrink the heads of their defeated enemies. That was a long time ago though. So I got off the bus at kilometre 48 along the road and was met by my guide Enrique. After changing into my wellies (too much mud and water in the jungle for walking boots), we set off on the 4 hour walk to the Irshim Community. To the east of the Puyo Macas road, it is Amazon rainforest all the way into Peru. Enrique spoke English but I asked if we could try and speak in Spanish and I was surprised how well that plan worked. Clearly the 5 weeks of Spanish classes had paid off a little ...

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 2m 38s Date Found: Sat, Feb 12 2011 7:14 PM Category: Travel Date Produced: Sat, Feb 12 2011 7:05 PM View Count: 0